Procedure for removing wiper arm spindle/linkage?

[MGFmad]

I want to remove the wiper arm spindles, or at the least, the chrome cover around the spindle where it sticks through the body so I can respray the car without masking around the chrome cover.

I have removed the wiper arm and the nut around the spindle, should the chrome cover just lift off or is there something else I need to do?

Thanks

[PSL184]

It should lift off but probably stuck on with years of muck etc. The wiper spindles should drop down so you can then lever the chrome turrets off with a screwdriver...

[alex_holden]

You will probably want to replace the rubber gaskets when you put the chrome pieces back on to avoid leaks. I wouldn't recommend changing the chrome bits unless you can find NOS ones because the reproduction type I bought didn't fit properly (the angle of the bottom was wrong).

[dunketh]

Once you take the cardboard bin bits out of the dash it'll become obvious how you remove the actual spindles. The rest has already been covered above.