Wipers shuddering and squeaking problem - Help.

[tradertt]

Anyone know how I can get rid of my wiper shuddering ad squeaking problem ? I guess I have wax on it .. but even if I use soap on it , it still shudders.... What can I do?

[BrianS]

Happened me recently. I think the combination of wet & really cold affects blades as it happened to a couple of other people at the same time. I tried softening them up with hot water, lightly sanding the edge, straightening the wiper itself in case it got "bowed". In the end I replaced the rubbers. End of problem.

Anyone else have suggestions?

Brian.

[tradertt]

I was afraid that using sandpaper it will leave tiny imperfections in the blade and cause the windscreen to be scratches.

[WhipLash]

Yep, same thing happened to me too. I think it was a case of cheap wiper blades to be honest. I bought a universal set and cut them to size. To be honest I don't think that they were too good to begin with, although they did get worse with age.

In the end I had them replaced with the real thing last week when she was serviced. Problem solved.

[tradertt]

Does anyone think that this could be due to the windscreen instead of the wiper? Like when using RainX it leaves a layer of coating over the windscreen and when it ages the coating begins to cause these problems...

How would we remove this coating? Normal detergen will do ?

[BrianS]

Not sure how to remove RainX. I would probably try dish-washing liquid in water. Regular car shampoo would be too mild so something a bit more alkaline would be necessary.

B.