hi all...

recently I have been having problems w/ my windshield wipers...whenever they are on, the left wiper (from drivers view) goes to far off the windshield and hits the frame of the windshield making a banging noise and then when the left wiper goes back down it just hits the bottom of the windshield again causing a bang. It must be something with the motor or something...any help is appreciated...thanks

 

I have the same problem, but mine hit the trim on the down stroke.

 

i think theres a bolt that you have to tighten....my right side wiper is lose so i doesnt even move and my dad told me theres a bolt you tighten.

 

i actually was looking at that and fooled around w/ the bolts but it seems if i adjust them then when they are off the windshield wipers stick out and there anoying

 

NOPE its not a matter of adjusting things i assume you have a 99- 03 tl if so you need to replace a part on the wiper trany .
1 remove both wipers
2 remove the cowl panel
3 remove the top metal arm and replace with a new one ( from dealer )
4 reinstall in reverse order

you will know what im talking about when you see it its a metal rod about 1.5 feet long with little white plastic caps on the end
grab it and if you can move it around while its still attached thats the problem

its easy

 

so is my motor shot or just the arm?

im a little confused as to what i have to replace....im going to probably buy w/e it is from a parts shop online.

thanks, Nick

 

no the motor it good its just the arm that connects the pssenger wiper to the motor its like 30 bucks from the dealer its easy once you take off the wipers and cowl panel you will see what im talkin bout and if you ask the parts guy at the dealer he will know what you want.

 

would it be both arms or just one?

both wipers tend to hit the bottom or go off the windshield.

 

thats funny, cause everytime i get a price from this site my dealer tends to have it for double!

 

the problem is that the wipers are in the wrong spot. Remove your driver's to the passenger side and passenger's to drivers.

 

ummm ok.... not unless those pesky windshield wiper switching trolls are on the loose again.....

 

anyway its usually just the one, but I have seen both of them get worn out
its just the plastic end caps that wear out it pretty common on the 99-03 tl i guess you have to take a look to see if its one or both.

 

yeah i hear that a lot i guess there are diferent prices for diffrent dealers..

 

ur right, mine are worn and banging both ways (up and down) im just too lazy to go to the dealer and get ripped off...... plus its a lil too cold to start messing with it right now.

 

eh its like 75 here i guess i dont have the its too cold excuse, but its really not difficult, 30 min tops is all it takes.

 

so i finally got a chance to get under the hood and remove all the cowl plates and what not and from what i saw....it looks like its just the front arm....specifically the white plastic cap....it was separated from the other half and had too much play when rotating. so im just gonna go to my local acura and pick up that arm for $18....hopefully it works.

 

For the love of God, take pictures so we know what you're talking about

 

werd!

 

yea can somebody please take a photo so we can see which part is going back that way we don't have to image how it look like.

 

i cant take a pic b/c I dont have time tonight and i have school tomorrow and its getting fixing while im in school...so it should all be put back together before i get home...sorry guys.

 

problem fixed....thanks alot AcuraTechTX and anyone else that helped

 

I noticed this same problem today! In my case after 3-4 sweeps driver side wiper start hitting the top left corner of the windshield! Can somebody provide the fix with the pictures!

 

Hey TheWrangler99, The fix is exactly as explained above. Relatively simple DIY job ! Once you have it apart, it's self-explanatory. The longer driver's side wiper stresses the white bushing caps and causes them to wear. Less than 1/2 hour to replace the arm from the ww motor linkage.

 

It doesn't do it all the time though!

 

It'll eventually get worse as the bushings wear. Alot depends on the speed and load on the wiper arm,.....in other words, once it snows or have some ice, you'll experience more banging and erratic movement of the wiper.

 

google: acura tl banging clattering wipers

 

will take a look after the finals are over!

 

The search can be maddening sometimes but you just got to want it bad enough to find it. Lucky for you, I had it saved from when I had the issue.

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-problems-fixes-117/newbie-q-wipers-problem-610086/
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=diy+wiper+arm