How To Take Off A Windshield Wiper Arm. Well as it worked out I tryed to pry up on the grey cap but my screwdriver slipped and jammed up against the wiper arm where it attaches to the motor stub. January 1 2020 By.
Look for a small metal clip at the base and pull it out while you pull on the arm. On both vehicles the arm was kind of fused onto the post and needed a little jostling to remove. MattM Safely Remove A Windshield Wiper Arm.
Remove the wiper blade arm.
In this quick video a wiper blade arm is removed. Lift the wiper arm off of the windshield. Im not 100 on the E39 but on my X5 and Chevy truck I removed them by rotating them back and forth as if to wipe the windshield. You can remove a Ford wiper arm in just a few minutes.
