Is this normal for the driver's side wiper arm
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Should it stop here (not parallel to the side of the glass), or is my arm maladjusted? My glass is Lexus, but not sure if it's original or was replaced (seems that that's where they could be off upon reinstallation). One would think that since the blade pivots, it shouldn't be slanted like this.....but I've never checked another LS430....
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OK I probably need to reposition the arm then....I hate doing it, from experience, it takes some force and I hate putting it back which also takes force.......
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There are two small screws on the arm that you can loosen and then adjust the arm to stop wherever you like on the windshield. I prefer mine to be close to the A pillar.
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Thanks I will take a look...meaning I don't have to remove the wiper arm and reposition...because the flip side of that is it would come up, and that doesn't seem right either (meaning it would be less concealed when parked...)
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This is how it looks now--with the little arm extended all the way towards the passenger side. Technically, the top of the blade is now a little closer to the a pillar than the bottom--I won't touch it anymore, but I'd probably have rather have it tip the other way just a tad. I just don't want to strip or lose those tiny screws--at first I thought they were frozen, but used a bigger phillips head bit to break them free....
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Thanks brother, much appreciated!
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This is how it looks now--with the little arm extended all the way towards the passenger side. Technically, the top of the blade is now a little closer to the a pillar than the bottom--I won't touch it anymore, but I'd probably have rather have it tip the other way just a tad. I just don't want to strip or lose those tiny screws--at first I thought they were frozen, but used a bigger phillips head bit to break them free....
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This is how it looks now--with the little arm extended all the way towards the passenger side. Technically, the top of the blade is now a little closer to the a pillar than the bottom--I won't touch it anymore, but I'd probably have rather have it tip the other way just a tad. I just don't want to strip or lose those tiny screws--at first I thought they were frozen, but used a bigger phillips head bit to break them free....
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Not sure about that, if I listen very carefully, I believe I hear a clunk as well. It may be from the so called transmission and not hitting? I believe that if those screws are adjusted, it slightly changes the angle of the way the blade parks. If extended, then the passenger side edge tips upward....yesterday was only the 2nd time I drove in steady rain...the wipers remind me of a 1980's transit bus, the way the blade pivots....I kind of wonder why Lexus designed it that way....imho seems very dated....
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Wanted to get to the bottom of a clunk when the wipers returned to the park position (every intermittent stroke). Sneaking suspicion confirmed--the wiper needs to be adjusted closer to the original position of this thread, to avoid that contact. So once again, from the driver perspective, the top end of the left blade appears slightly turned in. When I first started, it was the extreme, now, in the middle. I bet the original owner may have complained of noise and the dealer simply brought it in all the way. Anyhow, it's quiet now, so I think it's worth it, even though it looks just a little odd to me. Not as bad by any stretch, so a good compromise...
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I now know the answer, and it is yes. If you compress the arm a little more, then the top edge will start to move towards the passenger side, and slightly look as though it is not tipped far enough from the inside, like this below. But, the clunk will be gone. I must have tried 5 settings to get it here. Today, it rained again, and the sound is 100% gone. But, you can see my wiper is back to looking a little like the top edge is tipping to the right more than one would like....this was the best I could do and it's ok.....
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