This is on a '98 Acura 2.3CL with 211K miles (same thing as an accord)...

While browsing my service manual today I came across the specs for where the wiper blades should be sitting at park. This was interesting to me because for the longest time my wipers have been clanking. So I figured maybe they just needed to be adjusted. So I grabbed a 14mm wrench and my digital calipers. Thing is with the wipers off there is play (a good amount, about 2.3") in the mechanism. Makes setting them to the reference points (in this case the plastic guard at the bottom of the windshield) a not exact science. I did mess around with the positioning a bit so I’ll see if that makes a difference next rain storm.

My next thought was to look at the mechanism to see if

A) it can be tightened up
B) is just worn out and needs to be replaced or rebuilt
C) Is fine the way it is

One other thing I noticed is at high wiper speed the driver side wiper travels too far on the up stroke. Basically runs off the side of the windshield.

Any insight would be great!

Thanks!

 

found this...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1608775

Going to take a look at the arms this weekend...