So easy to take off the rear wiper arm to change the rear wiper blade. Wish I knew that before, so maybe this will prevent someone else from having an ugly wiper arm (JB Weld, tan drying 2-part epoxy is all I had handy). $40ish to replace from Nissan.
It was 40F this morning so maybe brittle and mine cracked trying to twist the blade off the arm hook. No room to work. Silly youtube video said "just twist it off, it won't break!" Yes it will.
1) pop off the cover -just squeeze top and bottom to release the little clamps
2) remove 10 mm nut
3) Arm plus blade comes right off ("revolve" it rotationally around the protruding bolt if a couple years of dirt is making it bind.)
4) blade easily pops off arm now that you have more than 2" to work with
5) install new wiper blade, I used attachment B with the Trico rear 14"
6) Put arm+new blade back on the protruding bolt, tighten bolt with 10mm socket in left hand while your right hand holds the wiper blade in a good spot - use dirt mark for reference, then clean the glass when done.
7) pop cover back on.
Shouldn't have to need a socket set to change a wiper blade but after 30 minutes finaigling in the cold this morning, an hour waiting for my epoxy to cure, etc, if I removed the whole arm at first the whole job would have been 10 minutes taking my sweet time.
I used Trico Rear 14" #55-140 and used attachment "B"
It was 40F this morning so maybe brittle and mine cracked trying to twist the blade off the arm hook. No room to work. Silly youtube video said "just twist it off, it won't break!" Yes it will.
1) pop off the cover -just squeeze top and bottom to release the little clamps
2) remove 10 mm nut
3) Arm plus blade comes right off ("revolve" it rotationally around the protruding bolt if a couple years of dirt is making it bind.)
4) blade easily pops off arm now that you have more than 2" to work with
5) install new wiper blade, I used attachment B with the Trico rear 14"
6) Put arm+new blade back on the protruding bolt, tighten bolt with 10mm socket in left hand while your right hand holds the wiper blade in a good spot - use dirt mark for reference, then clean the glass when done.
7) pop cover back on.
Shouldn't have to need a socket set to change a wiper blade but after 30 minutes finaigling in the cold this morning, an hour waiting for my epoxy to cure, etc, if I removed the whole arm at first the whole job would have been 10 minutes taking my sweet time.
I used Trico Rear 14" #55-140 and used attachment "B"