How to remove the wiper blade arms from a Peugeot 207

Most people only have to get involved with their wiper blades when the wiper blade itself needs to be replaced, however, due to another problem I had with the car which involved removing the scuttle (grill under the windscreen) I had to remove the wiper blade arms.

So if you find that you also have to do this please see the instructions below:

1. Open the bonnet - On my car the handle to open the bonnet is in the passenger footwell.


2. Remove the caps on the wiper arms - Use a flathead screwdriver and remove the caps that are over the nuts on the wiper arms

3. Remove the nuts - Once the nuts are exposed use a ratchet and socket or a large spanner to remove the nuts.





















4. Mark wiper arm position - Use some nail varnish to mark the spindle and the blade arm to show the position that the wiper arms are currently in. This is an extremely important step because if you don’t do this once the work is done and you reattach the arms they might be in the wrong position and will not function correctly.











5. Remove the wiper blade arms -  Depending on how recently the arms were removed it may be that you are not able to just lift them off. In my case they were completely stuck so I used a large spanner and placed one edge on the spindle and the other edge underneath the wiper arm and tightened. If you rotate the spanner upwards from this position it provides just enough in the leverage to free up the arm for removal.







Putting the wiper blade arms back on

To put the arms back on you just need to line up the nail varnish mark on the arm with the spindle and push the arm back on. Once you are happy these are in the correct position, add the nut and tighten.

To complete the job replace the caps and you’re done.

Hopefully this has been helpful for you and please leave a comment below to let me and other readers know how you got on.