Is there any replacement for the crappy sprayer on the

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  1. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    freightliner windshield washers?

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  3. josh.c

    josh.c Road Train Member

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    How old are they? They might just be gummed up. Try taking them off and run a wire through the nozzles. If that doesn't work, buy new ones.
     
  4. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    Probably two years old. I will try cleaning them.

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  5. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    Dump a gallon of white vinegar in the reservoir tank, they'll clear out on their own. Needles will damage the spray nozzle pattern.
     
  6. Pablo-UA

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    vinegar is the acid. so it may cause a corrosion of windshield frame is will not be washed out well after all is clean. So know that windshield frame is a weak point (yep, rust) of FLD
     
  7. papanuge

    papanuge Light Load Member

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    Go to Freightliner parts for replacement parts. I had to replace mine about six months ago.
     
  8. dave26027

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    Blow them out with air. If you don't have an air nozzle, just pick up a used valve stem off the ground in a Wally-World Auto shop (they're scattered all over the parking lot outside the doors) and use it for a sprayer. Spray air in it backwards, it'll clear out all the debris- good for another year.
     
    crb Thanks this.
  9. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    I was wondering about getting vinegar alli over the rest of the truck. They sp ray, but only get about 1/3 of the windshield wet. It needs to be fixed before the salt spray season.

    Mikeeee
     
  10. josh.c

    josh.c Road Train Member

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    You could take them off and soak them in vinegar if you're worried about it. If these are the nozzles I remember, they don't have a lot of holes, just 2-3 big ones, running a strand of wire, needle, toothpick in there isn't going to hurt them. If it's an actual mist sprayer, like a car, Bender's right. The last Freightliner I drove was a '98, they might have changed..
     
  11. loweredd

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    New nozzles don't make a difference. They are crap right off the bat.
     
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