OK, this is probably a pretty mundane question, but it's getting annoying. During operation, the driver's side wiper lifts just slightly off the glass when it hits about 1 o'clock position on the up-stroke, just enough so that it doesn't sweep the remaining water off. On the down-stroke it stays off the glass as well until about the same spot, then contacts the glass and wipes as it should.

I've replaced the blades, even swapped right for left with no apparent improvement.

I'm thinking the arm is bent, and I've tried to bend it to increase its curvature. But I'm not getting any results and I'm not convinced this is the right direction to bend it, i.e. maybe it should be made flatter (less curvature)?

Any pearls of wisdom are appreciated.

Doug
ST LOUIS
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'94 945t; '95 854 base

The real fix to this is none of the above.

How mechanically inclined are you?

Turn the wiper on and stop it at the position that it comes off of the windshield. Move the wiper arm up off of the window like when you wash the car. Look at the wiper arm were it hinges back in this position, were the now upraised arm touchs the base part of the arm that is bolted to the car. This is where the problem is, get a drill motor and a burr, or by hand, file down this base part of the arm. As you file this down( due both sides of the base evenly!)you will slowly see the wiper arm lowering to touch the window when you place it back in its down position.
Be patient, if you are doing this by hand filing it will take awhile, you will have to file down the as much metal as the distance the wiper sits off of the window. I have done this on all three of my cars. You can bend the wiper arm but that is just fixing the symptom not the problem.
Good luck

steve d. '94 850 120k, '95 855t 140k, '00 c70 75k.

Sounds doable. But what causes the problem to occur in the first place?
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'94 945t; '95 854 base

I had the same problem about 4 years ago. I went to my neighborhood mechanic, he used a heat source and bent it back as needed in about 5 minutes and for $5. No problem ever since. Good luck.

1995 Turbo Sedan 129k

Very common 850 problem. First, tighten the bolt holding the wiper down. If it is still not touching, bend the bracket down about 3 inches from the bolt, not the arm holding the blade.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)