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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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Take a look at my passenger-side wiper. It sits quite a bit higher than my driver-side wiper and is annoying me! I don't think that position is normal, so I would imagine I could adjust it to sit correctly, but I'm not seeing how to do it at casual inspection. Any input?
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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Without looking at it in person, my guess would be that when the wiper arm was installed, it wasn't lined up correctly. The arm attaches to a spline, so you can attach it at a variety of angles. There should only be a single bolt holding it on... takes about 2 minutes to pull if off and re-attach in the correct orientation.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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Yeah, that doesn't loook right. Check to see if it is aligned correctly.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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Yeah, I just went out and looked at mine and yours is sitting too high. It's under warranty. Have dealer fix it.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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I agree with McFly; it's an easy one bolt R&R operation that shouldn't take more than a minute or two. I'd probably fix it myself, but Iif you don't like to wrench Ray Catena would also take care of it for you.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks guys. I'll def. adjust it myself, just wanted to be sure that position wasn't normal.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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I sell cars at toyota and when we used to get the old body style avalon in some wipers were higher than others just like your car. Its a quick fix. It always annoyed me though looking at it from the inside of the car.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by aka pablo
looks like the wiper is in "winter mode". try applying a small amount of pressure to it whilst pushing it back down.

PM me so I can send you my bill.
I had already tried pushing it down prior to posting this...no dice. I looked in the manual and no mention of the wipers having winter/summer modes. Thanks anyway.

P.S. So I'll stop payment on that bill for now?
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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Sorry for bringing up an old thread, but how does one actually do the adjustment? I think I see the cover at the base of the arm, but not sure how it is supposed to come off. It's an '06 car, so not sure if it's just stuck due to never been taken off, or am I doing something wrong... Thanks!
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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i have the same issue, i can see my wiper form the inside. Ill take a look into this tomorrow.
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