850 wipers offf

[Allen]

My 94 850 wagon is great. A minor annoyance: the driver side front
windshield wiper misses a huge area each time it sweeps across. I changed
the blades, I watched carefully: it looks like the whole arm is lifting
away from the windshield. Is this likely a lose mounting bolt? How do I
get to the motor?

 

[Henry]

My 94 850 wagon is great. A minor annoyance: the driver side front
windshield wiper misses a huge area each time it sweeps across. I changed
the blades, I watched carefully: it looks like the whole arm is lifting
away from the windshield. Is this likely a lose mounting bolt? How do I
get to the motor?

It's not the motor. Funnily enough, this is a not-uncommon problem.
Here's what to do:

http://www.volvospeed.com/wiperarm.htm

cheers,

Henry

 

[John Horner]

My 94 850 wagon is great. A minor annoyance: the driver side front
windshield wiper misses a huge area each time it sweeps across. I changed
the blades, I watched carefully: it looks like the whole arm is lifting
away from the windshield. Is this likely a lose mounting bolt? How do I
get to the motor?

The arm itself warps. Why? I don't know. Poor engineering/material
selection by Volvo and/or Bosch(who made the arms). It seems to be a
driver's side thing. Weird.

You can rebend the darn thing, but it will eventually distort again.

I finally replaced the one on my '96 850 with an aftermarket part by
ScanTech which looks identical to the Volvo/Bosch part. I am hoping that
the ScanTech replacement will not bend itself. Bought mine at:

http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo850wiperwasher.htm

Installation is very easy.

John