A "REAL" fix for the 850 wiper arms

Post by **matthew1** » 16 Feb 2012, 14:47

If this doesn't work for you, see DougM's post (and others here if you care to search) about replacing the 850 wiper arms with S/V70 wiper arms.

Post by **phat78ta** » 16 Feb 2012, 22:44

Thanks Matt!!! Over a year later and still getting people to fix their wiper = win. LOL... And thanks for the spring pic too. That's what I did to mine, just never could get a good pic of it.

Timothy Masters · Post by **Timothy Masters** » 07 Apr 2012, 17:40

An easier fix i found without sanding/sawing/cutting was: I simply took the bottom half of the arm up, and bent it slightly with the help of some gripped tools; and it doesn't even look bent and hugs the windshield perfectly! VERY FAST, and efficient way:) But this is a good idea too! As my wipers kept missing sooooo much before i figured out it was the arms.

alexk243 · Post by **alexk243** » 17 Sep 2012, 13:03

So I did this with mine also and just replaced the wiper with a cheap walmart wiper and I am noticing that it does not come up very high on the windshield (21" wiper). Is that normal?

dsilbert · Post by **dsilbert** » 17 Aug 2013, 09:29

Great Fix!!! IPD has a video that illustrates them bending the arm. That was what I have been doing - till now. Arm has been re-straightened and your fix works like a charm! THANK YOU!!!

Evil-Spirit · Post by **Evil-Spirit** » 24 Sep 2013, 23:10

Yet an other sattisfied Volvo owner who can say thanks for this post.

theobviousfaker · Post by **theobviousfaker** » 10 Oct 2013, 04:11

A friend and I recently bought an 850 wagon for a trip. We changed the wipers for some good Bosch Aerotwins just to find out right before starting the trip, that it wasn't the old wipers gone bad, it was the wiper arm (drivers side) barely touching the windscreen.
We stopped, removed it, bent the upper part (using bricks from a nearby construction site as a bench vise) toward the windscreen. After three tries we got it bent the right amount to perfectly wipe the screen again.
The upper part of the drivers side wiper arm is now visibly more bent towards the windscreen than the passengers arm. Well, thats the "russian fix" I guess (as we would call it around here).

Post by **rspi** » 10 Oct 2013, 07:47

The best solution that I know of is to take the PASSENGER side wiper arm from a S70 and install it on the DRIVER side of the 850.

wilson850r · Post by **wilson850r** » 10 Oct 2013, 11:03

Robert,

Will the blades refills from my 850 fit the S70 arm? Just purchased a used wiper arm from e-bay as I have bent and grinded my arm way too often.

Post by **rspi** » 10 Oct 2013, 14:30

Yes they fit fine.

A "REAL" fix for the 850 wiper arms

Re: A "REAL" fix for the 850 wiper arms