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Dan - 12 Aug 2007 09:36 GMT

My 95 Corolla wipers have become somewhat slow.
I read in other posts that the pivots or linkage should be lubed.
Could this solve the problem or is the motor going?
How do I lube the pivots?
I'm not too happy to take apart the wipers.

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Scott Dorsey - 12 Aug 2007 15:46 GMT

>My 95 Corolla wipers have become somewhat slow.
>I read in other posts that the pivots or linkage should be lubed.

Good idea.

>Could this solve the problem or is the motor going?

The motor will eventually go if you keep running it without lubrication.

>How do I lube the pivots?
>I'm not too happy to take apart the wipers.

On the Corolla I don't think it's all THAT hard to get to, but you are
going to have to take the cover off and get into the compartment where
the motor is. I recommend using Super-Lube spray, which is a thick grease
mixed with a thin vehicle... you can spray it and it will get into tight
places, then the vehicle evaporates and leaves grease behind. Easier than
tearing the whole thing down and almost as effective.
--scott

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Bob M. - 13 Aug 2007 02:48 GMT

>>My 95 Corolla wipers have become somewhat slow.
>>I read in other posts that the pivots or linkage should be lubed.
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> The motor will eventually go if you keep running it without lubrication.

In 25 years of driving, I've never had to do that. New cars and very much
not new.

Something else is wrong, like using double- or triple-blade wipers, or maybe
having done so in the past. Such silly things put too much drag on the
motors in addition to not working much better than normal blades.

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Dan - 13 Aug 2007 06:40 GMT

> >>My 95 Corolla wipers have become somewhat slow.
> >>I read in other posts that the pivots or linkage should be lubed.
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> having done so in the past. Such silly things put too much drag on the
> motors in addition to not working much better than normal blades.

I only use single blade wipers. The wipers are used sevral times a
week.
Can someone tell me how do I reach the pivots/linkage?
Is there a way to lube the pivots w/o taking apart too many things?

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Tegger - 13 Aug 2007 01:48 GMT

Dan <drnwnr@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1186907811.790131.231710
@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> My 95 Corolla wipers have become somewhat slow.
> I read in other posts that the pivots or linkage should be lubed.
> Could this solve the problem or is the motor going?
> How do I lube the pivots?
> I'm not too happy to take apart the wipers.

How often do the wipers get used?

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