HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-11-02, Page 35Windshield Wipers Need
Special Care in Winter
As with so many other
vital components on your
car, your windshield wip-
ers are most likely to fail
just when you need them
the most—during the next
rainstorm.
During the winter, wind-
shield wipers have to fight
freezing snow, ice, slush
and road salt.
In the summer, heat,
smog, and even your serv-
ice station attendant's
windshield washer spray
work together to reduce
the efficiency of your wip-
er system, It's no wonder,
after sitting quietly on
your windshield deterior-
ating day -in and day -out,
that they often fail to do
their job.
Check When Raining
The best time ,to check
your windshield`wiper sys-
tem is during a rainstorm.
Or you can check it the
next time you go through
a car wash. You can also
perform a good check
while someone sprays your
windshield with a garden
hose. However you choose
to check your wipers, you
should check them on both
the fast and slow speeds.
If any trouble symp-
toms are present, you
should replace as much of
your wiper system as is
necessary to eliminate the
problem. In many cases,
all that is needed is new
squeegees (the rubber part
that contacts the wind-
shield) .
Replace Both Blades
When you do replace all
or part of your wiper
blades, make sure you re-
place both sides at the
same time. If one wiper is
shot, it's a good bet the
other one is about to go,
too. Safe vision during
hazardous road conditions
is too important to risk for
a few dollars.
One final tip. If you
are replacing your wiper
blades, consider the new,
molded polycarbonate
blades. They perform more
efficiently than the metal
type and they cut down on
glare and rattle as well.
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Here are five visible or audible indicators that will signal
need for attention to your windshield wipers. Clear driving
vision is especially important during the bad weather season.
Check for the following
signs of malfunctioning:
1. STREAKING — arcs
of unwiped moisture with-
in wiping area.
2. HAZING — a thin,
hard -to -see-through film
covering most or all of the
wiping area even after the
blade has just wiped.
3. CHATTERING — a
"stuttering" motion of the
blade accompanied by a
"chattering" - noise 'as the
blade sweeps across the
windshield, with some ar-
eas left unwiped.
4. SCALLOPING — a
ragged outer edge in the
wiping pattern.
5. RATTLING — no'
visible signs of problems,
but the wiper blade assem-
bly sounds as if it is very
loose. Predominantly oc-
curs in all -metal construc-
tion blades.
'Stay On Top Of Weather'
Advice To Motorists .. .
Smart automobile owners
make it a special point during
fall and winter to "Stay on top
of the weather."
This means knowing in ad-,
vance not only what weather
conditions may be tomorrow,
but what they are like in the
area toward which the motor-
ist is headed on a longer than
"just about town" trip.
It is the car radio, of course,
that is your "any time" pipe-
line to the wanted weather in-
formation, available from sta-
tions everywhere.
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When on a 'trip, one should
have no difficulty in picking up
broadcasts from stations in
areas toward which the motor-
ist is travelling. In addition to
call letters they usually iden-
tify the city from which they
are broadcasting.
With
Winter On
Its Way
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