[fps_grandma]

FGX

The driver's side wiper arm failed at the base at the connecting nut when the passenger side wiper at around 70,000 kms.

T minus 2, on the second last day prior to failure the angle of sweep extended over the A pillar.

T minus 1, on the last day prior to failure the driver's side wiper arm barely moved from the original resting position when activated.


Despite having a subscription to the Haynes manual I didn't have much anything beyond basic tools to fix it entirely by myself.

So I took it to a mechanic and surprisingly after $40 it was fixed.

I would have had to spend more purchasing a brand new socket set or thought I would need to pay for more parts like a replacement linkage mechanism if I didn't have a mechanic's second opinion.