{"id":1464,"date":"2024-06-09T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2025-02-08T09:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T14:32:47","slug":"wiper-arms-and-tension-headaches-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/index.php\/2024\/06\/09\/wiper-arms-and-tension-headaches-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiper Arms and Tension Headaches &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the ongoing saga of the limp-wristed wiper arm, I doubled up the last springs I bought, hoping that doubling the tension would improve things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120657_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120657_small.jpg 900w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120657_small-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120657_small-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But, of course, it doesn&#8217;t work like that. Results were the same or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120712_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120712_small.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120712_small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120712_small-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120712_small-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120712_small-982x737.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I headed back out to the hardware store and bought the only other springs that looked like they could work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120823_small-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120823_small-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120823_small-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20240609_120823_small-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven&#8217;t installed them yet, but I&#8217;m not optimistic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the ongoing saga of the limp-wristed wiper arm, I doubled up the last springs I bought, hoping that doubling the tension would improve things. 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