I AM ABOUT TO GO NUTS AND I NEED YOUR HELP.

"PatBateman" (PatBateman) 04/10/2018 at 23:05 • Filed to: Fix It

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I need to know how to remove the passenger side wiper arm on a 2011 Ford Expedition. There are no clips on them to undo that magically pops them off (like every other god damned large Ford vehicle), and removing the nut doesn’t move them AT ALL. I have searched the google high and low, and have not found any directions to remove them (3rd generation Expedition, 2007-2017).

If an answer is not found within the next few hours, the car must be sent to the mechanic since the passenger side wiper arm doesn’t work.

Help me, Oppo. You’re my only hope.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:09

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Using a gear puller might help

PS9 > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:12

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Blow torch. Missile launcher if that fails.

PatBateman > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/10/2018 at 23:14

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$50 tool...

PatBateman > PS9 04/10/2018 at 23:15

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I was thinking flamethrower.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:18

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Borrow one from an autoparts store...

PatBateman > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/10/2018 at 23:21

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They’ll let me borrow one? I wish I had known that when they were open.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:26

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Yeah, and pretty much any tools

traitor joe > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:27

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Got any pictures? A lot of cars have a bolt you have to undo, then pry or use a puller to get them off. Some fords have a little tab you pull out and they just pop off. Many cars have a little plastic shield that needs to be flipped up or unclipped to access the mechanism.

DipodomysDeserti > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:30

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Axe?

Dusty Ventures > PatBateman 04/10/2018 at 23:55

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Patrick Bateman saying he’s about to go nuts. Yep, time for me to go off the grid

XJDano > PatBateman 04/11/2018 at 06:46

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https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-amazing-tools-you-can-borrow-for-free-from-1823748775

My metro wiper arms had a nut, and were tapered and splined. Maybe a couple taps could get it off the taper.

Good luck.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > PatBateman 04/11/2018 at 07:12

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I’ve used the second one shown, works well. I imagine the other style will work fine also. I’ve also been able to use the ball joint separator tool in a pinch, but I don’t recommend that route.

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > PatBateman 04/11/2018 at 08:31

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I bought a little Harbor Freight slide hammer to do this on my truck. It’s an invaluable tool any time you need to yank on something with almost no place to grab it. I think it was less than $30

PatBateman > traitor joe 04/11/2018 at 11:09

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No tabs, but I think I’m going to need to go borrow a damned puller. Annoying. As. Shit.

PatBateman > DipodomysDeserti 04/11/2018 at 11:10

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CHAINSAW.

PatBateman > Dusty Ventures 04/11/2018 at 11:15

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Mistake #1: Thinking that going off the grid makes you safe.

I mean, it certainly helps, but right now I’m more concerned that I’ll start getting stabby with my wife’s SUV.

Khalbali > PatBateman 04/11/2018 at 13:42

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I’ve always just been able to gently wiggle them off once the nut is off.

PatBateman > Khalbali 04/11/2018 at 14:32

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I tried gently wiggling. Then I tried slightly less gentle wiggling. And then just wiggling.

It ended with me pulling on the arm as hard as I could, while cursing into the night at its stubbornness.

Khalbali > PatBateman 04/11/2018 at 17:27

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Yeah I guess just try to borrow a puller then, I’ve always just kinda see-saw’d them off.

Wacko > PatBateman 05/10/2018 at 13:04

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dance off