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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 12:43 AM
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Wiper blade adjustment

Hello everyone, back again needing some more advice / help.

I just bought myself a pair of Rain-X wiper blades from wally world and they recommended buying 24' driver side / 19' passenger.

They are replaced and as I was driving home on the freeway I could hear the blade going past the window and rubbing. Is there a manual or a way to adjust how far it goes?
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 07:13 AM
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With some brand's design, maybe try the next size down.
If ya were not having any issues previously, it's hardly an adjustment....IMO.
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MrEighty8
Hello everyone, back again needing some more advice / help.

I just bought myself a pair of Rain-X wiper blades from wally world and they recommended buying 24' driver side / 19' passenger.

They are replaced and as I was driving home on the freeway I could hear the blade going past the window and rubbing. Is there a manual or a way to adjust how far it goes?
Yes there is. Unscrew the wiper blade arm, move the wiper arm to the desired location (closest to the bottom of the windshield) screw the arm back down.

I believe that 25 inches and 19 inches is recommended for the wipers, but going down to 24 won`t harm anything.
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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Well Walmart lied... their book said 24' driver side for 1999-2003 Acura 3.2 TL.

So is it recommended I go return that one and move down to a 23'?

The wiper does a good job at clearing my window but it goes over the lip of the window when it is at its peak. The left side of the window that is.
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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Did you unscrew the arm and adjust them to sit down at the bottom of the windshield? If that doesn`t work there might be more to it. But that would be the simplest fix.
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 06:19 AM
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MrEighty8.....were ya having any similar problems with the old wipers before ?

Watch the wipers in motion and see if the wiper does this on every stroke.....if it's somewhat hit and miss,
then there may be something loose at the mounting bolt or possibly underneath the cowl, within the wiper linkage.
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