TM 5-3805-262-20
10-3. WINDSHIELD WIPER AND ARM MAINTENANCE
This task covers removal and installation of windshield wiper and arm.
TOOLS: No. 1 Common Organizational Maintenance Tool Kit
S l i p j o i n t p l i e r s
MATERIALS/PARTS: Wiper blade (FSCM 10988 PN F42214)
REMOVAL
a. Remove nut (1) securing screw (2).
b. Remove screw (2).
c. Remove and discard wiper blade (3).
d. Remove wiper arm (6) by loosening and removing two cap nuts (4) and lock
washers (5). Grasp top of wiper arm (6) in one hand and bottom of wiper arm
with your other hand. Pull top of wiper arm out and downward to release spring
clip from adapter stud. At same time pull outward on bottom of wiper arm to
disengage it from adapter stud.
INSTALLATION
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Install wiper arm (6) by grasping top of wiper arm in one hand and bottom of
wiper arm with your other hand. Bend wiper arm out to retract spring clip.
Position wiper arm on stud of adapter and push firmly inward. Release wiper
arm to engage spring clip with adapter stud. Install and tighten two lock
washers (5) and cap nuts (4).
Position new wiper blade (3) between jaws of wiper arm (6).
Install screw (2) in wiper arm (6) jaws and through hole in wiper blade (3).
I n s t a l l n u t ( 1 ) a n d t i g h t e n s e c u r e l y.
