Wiper Blade; Description; Operation; Removal - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

8R - 26 WIPERS/WASHERS
WI PER BLADE

DESCRIPTION

1 - PIVOT BLOCK
2 - SUPERSTRUCTURE
3 - CLAWS
E a ch wiper bla de is secu r ed by a n in t egr a l la t ch in g
pivot block t o t h e h ook for m a t ion on t h e t ip of t h e
wiper a r m , a n d r est s on t h e gla ss n ea r t h e ba se of
t h e win dsh ield wh en t h e wiper s a r e n ot in oper a t ion
(F ig. 26). Th e wiper bla de con sist s of t h e followin g
com pon en t s:
• S u p e rs tru c tu re - Th e su per st r u ct u r e in clu des
sever a l st a m ped st eel br idges a n d lin ks wit h cla w
for m a t ion s t h a t gr ip t h e wiper bla de elem en t . Also
in clu ded in t h is u n it is t h e la t ch in g, m olded pla st ic
pivot block t h a t secu r es t h e su per st r u ct u r e t o t h e
wiper a r m . All of t h e m et a l com pon en t s of t h e wiper
bla de h a ve a sa t in bla ck fin ish a pplied.
• Ele m e n t - Th e wiper elem en t or squ eegee is t h e
r esilien t r u bber m em ber of t h e wiper bla de t h a t con -
t a ct s t h e gla ss.
• F le x o r - Th e flexor is a r igid m et a l com pon en t
r u n n in g a lon g t h e len gt h of t h e wiper elem en t on
ea ch side, wh er e it is gr ipped by t h e cla ws of t h e
su per st r u ct u r e.
All Spr in t er m odels h a ve u n equ a l len gt h wiper
bla des wit h n on -r epla cea ble r u bber elem en t s (squ ee-
gees). Th e left (dr iver ) side wiper bla de is 60.0 cen t i-
m et er s (23.5 in ch es), a n d t h e r igh t (pa ssen ger ) side
wiper bla de is 55.0 cen t im et er (21.5 in ch es). Th ese
wiper bla des a lso in clu de a n a n t i-lift fea t u r e. Th e
wiper bla des ca n n ot be a dju st ed or r epa ir ed. If fa u lt y,
wor n , or da m a ged t h e en t ir e wiper bla de u n it m u st
be r epla ced.
OPERA TION
Th e wiper bla des a r e m oved ba ck a n d for t h a cr oss
t h e gla ss by t h e wiper a r m s wh en t h e wiper s a r e
bein g oper a t ed. Th e wiper bla de su per st r u ct u r e is
Fig. 26 Wiper Blade
4 - FLEXOR
5 - ELEMENT
6 - PIVOT PIN
t h e flexible fr a m e t h a t gr ips t h e wiper bla de elem en t
a n d even ly dist r ibu t es t h e for ce of t h e spr in g-loa ded
wiper a r m a lon g t h e len gt h of t h e elem en t . Th e com -
bin a t ion of t h e wiper a r m for ce a n d t h e flexibilit y of
t h e su per st r u ct u r e m a kes t h e elem en t con for m t o
a n d m a in t a in pr oper con t a ct wit h t h e gla ss, even a s
t h e bla de is m oved over t h e va r ied cu r va t u r e t h a t
m a y be en cou n t er ed a cr oss t h e gla ss su r fa ce. Th e
wiper elem en t flexor pr ovides t h e cla ws of t h e bla de
su per st r u ct u r e wit h a r igid, yet flexible com pon en t
on t h e elem en t wh ich ca n be gr ipped. Th e r u bber ele-
m en t is design ed t o be st iff en ou gh t o m a in t a in a n
even clea n in g edge a s it is dr a wn a cr oss t h e gla ss,
bu t r esilien t en ou gh t o con for m t o t h e gla ss su r fa ce
a n d flip fr om on e clea n in g edge t o t h e ot h er ea ch
t im e t h e wiper bla de ch a n ges dir ect ion s.

REMOVAL

NOTE: The wiper arms and wiper blades for this
model are both unequal in length, with the longer
arm and blade being installed on the left (driver)
side of the windshield.
(1) Tu r n t h e wiper con t r ol kn ob on t h e en d of t h e
m u lt i-fu n ct ion swit ch con t r ol st a lk t o t h e On posi-
t ion . Cycle t h e wiper bla des t o a con ven ien t wor kin g
loca t ion on t h e win dsh ield by t u r n in g t h e ign it ion
swit ch t o t h e On a n d Off posit ion s.
(2) Lift t h e wiper a r m t o r a ise t h e wiper bla de a n d
elem en t off of t h e gla ss, u n t il t h e wiper a r m h in ge is
in it s over-cen t er posit ion .
(3) To r em ove t h e wiper bla de fr om t h e wiper a r m ,
depr ess t h e pivot block la t ch r elea se t a b u n der t h e
t ip of t h e a r m a n d slide t h e bla de a wa y fr om t h e t ip
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