Replace the Rear Wiper Blade: HOW TO ESCAPE

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It's not super difficult, but not very obvious either.
Check out this video for how to replace your worn out rear wiper blade on 2013+ Ford Escapes!

[@jeromeflaherty2069]

I honestly don't know what to do without your channel. My gf has a new to her Escape and I'm used to working on Subarus which are way easier.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Hah thanks Jerome! Yeah these escapes aren't entirely intuitive unfortunately- but youtube is a great place to find things out! Between here and Fordescape.org you should be able to get some great info! Thanks for the comment and checking out the channel!

[@joud360]

Honestly was stumped trying to remove mine off a Mondeo / fusion. This video helped me finally take it off. Thanks.

[@kyk4211]

A better video than others as it shows the underside so you can try to make sense of a dumb design.

[@Alystu]

Thanks! Liked seeing what attachment was like before doing it

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Glad it was helpful! Appreciate the comment and the feedback!

[@ShirleyRead-q5n]

I am a senior lady who has to do everything myself. I ordered the wiper blade from Amazon , followed your KZbin and changed to blade with no problem Thank you

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

This is great!!! Thank you very much for taking a moment to share and well done! Glad you were able to knock it out on your own!

[@MaverickGrabber71]

I did this once already, but the replacement doesn't want to come out, do had to search KZbin again. I hate this dumb design that doesn't pivot away from the glass like front wipers and other rear wipers I've replaced.

[@waynemiller6945]

I really did not expect the total amount of FORCE needed to 'pop' the existing/old blade out. Also the Trico replacement adapter added about an inch of additional offset from the window. I had to modify that. I may end up ordering OEM part the next time it needs a replacement.

[@johnhutchison9782]

Isn't it ironic that I find myself back here a year later, because I couldn't remember how to change out that damn thing LMAO. I'm glad this video is still up hahaha🤪

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Hey there John! Sorry for the delay! Well I'm glad you could keep getting use out of the video but im sorry you're still dealing with the issue!!!

[@johnhutchison9782]

@@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews It's the Florida sun that ate the blade. With the rainy season due any week I did both fronts and the rear blade. Oddly enough the rear was falling apart but the fronts were still doing well.

[@bradolsen8819]

Great job showing and explaining. I was able to get the blade changed in under 5 minutes! Thanks!

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Awesome Brad! Sorry for the delay- glad you got it fixed!

[@lydiabrien6404]

This worked perfectly, for my 2015 Ford Escape! Thank you so much!

[@joseecadequeiroz3190]

Alright, my wiper arm didn't lift up and thought there was some clip preventing, and although it's a Peugeot 308, now I get that some cars have wiper arms that don't lift up, so thanks, this did help 😅

[@AXEWAVE_]

Thanks for the video. I didn’t have a screwdriver handy and didn’t want to go back upstairs to get it so I used my tire pressure gauge and that worked fine too.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

No problem! That works too- hah. Glad you got it fixed and good to go :)

[@javierserranoyoutube]

Thank you. Replaced mine!

[@crammus]

Thank-you for this!

[@tristinlloyd10]

Awesome video! straight to the point and explained perfectly

[@billwalkeremc]

Thanks for the help!

[@michaelsnyir4353]

Perfect! Not in the Ford manual for rear wiper, thanks.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Glad it was helpful! Yes it is a bit odd that its not in there but its also not that intuitive. Thanks for the comment!

[@alittleofeverything4190]

Thanks bro

[@nellyivos2404]

Thank you 👍

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Hi Nelly! sorry for the delay here- hope this was helpful for you and please let us know if there's something else we can aid with. Thanks for the comment and for checking out the channel!

[@k-mar9587]

Awesome, thanks

[@Exodus3360]

Very helpful. I was worried I was going to break it but it finally came off without damaging anything. Thanks!

[@seandoxtator3700]

Thanks

[@vwccrline]

Thanks!

[@lespaul678]

This is great, but wiper blades today are so unnecessarily complicated, it's infuriating.

[@joed8016]

Great video.

[@Daywalker_27]

Can confirm 👍

[@erickalucki3044]

Thanks brother

[@ECH834]

Wish I would have found your channel four years ago when I got mine! Subscribed now!

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Hi Eric! So sorry for the delay- thank you so much for the kind words and the subscription! We really really appreciate you being here. Please let me know if we can help with anything else!

[@danielan1939]

Thanks very easy....

[@hotoilhands]

Thanks so much for this. I couldn't see how to remove it. So easy to do after watching this. 🙂

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Glad you got it worked out! Yeah not many things are intuitive with these vehicles! Thanks for taking the time to say something!

[@johnhutchison9782]

I'm guessing this design is to prevent the rear wiper blade and arm from getting ripped off going through car washes. Sad that I even had to look online to figure out how to change mine last year. Thanks for the latest how-to.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

That's a pretty good theory... I dont have a clue but it's the reason I've avoided it too until now- I've had this car since 2014 and I'm amazed it lasted as long as it did!

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

And by it lasting, I mean it didnt disintegrate haha... the rear wiping hasn't been stellar in a while :P

[@johnhutchison9782]

@@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews down here in Florida, we get to use that rear wiper a lot during the rainy season.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

That would make sense- hope yall are well and healthy down there!

[@johnhutchison9782]

@@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews thanks much, we're doing just lovely down here, despite being forced to wear masks. A quick off-topic question for you, I'm wondering if you've ever had any issues with the air conditioning. Ours functions just fine, except occasionally during use it will suddenly start blowing out a rather odd smell. We shut it off, and restart it, and that smell is gone. Can't seem to isolate it at all. Frustrating for the wife who drives it a lot more than I do, although I have had first-hand experience. Thanks much.

[@mikeo9219]

Thank you !!

[@terribletee7322]

I have a 2014 and I broke mine doing this there is a hook dado you need to pull it forward out of click and separate blade from housing.

[@gtrbac]

Thanks for the information. I needed this.

[@brc3978]

TY for the video but I have to admit I absolutely hate this car and will sell it the first opportunity I get

[@battlefrontnews4035]

My wiper current blade looks different, it has a different connector

[@davidbertrand6884]

Wiper blade is 11” & available at Walmart ( 11.12.23 ) viewed 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@Torby4096]

Thanks! Was easy. Did not even need a screwdriver. Just hand.

[@rickebel7846]

Perfect! Thanks.

[@Feniks6011]

I have 2017 escape. OEM rear wiper blade was exactly as yours. But when I bough a new OEM replacement blade it’s different. To replace it you have to pull it to the right and than like you did. Groove is no longer in the center.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Interesting- are you sure your replacement was genuine OEM? Where did you buy it from and what brand if not? Just asking for info for others to see- thanks a lot!

[@Feniks6011]

It was Motocraft blade which was purchased at my local ford dealership.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

@@Feniks6011 gotcha. Ok thanks for the follow up. Any chance you could share a link to a picture?

[@Feniks6011]

Here is a video I found kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nFmX-NpJt1jrc

[@cameronbrown387]

I got bad ice on the back window and now my blade doesn’t move up and instead moves down

[@Destiny426928]

This was very helpful!! Thank you!!

[@michaelmcmenzie6928]

Thank you that helped immensely just knowing simple facts

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Glad to hear it! Hope the job went well if you did it already- feel free to reach our with any other questions!

[@BoslagerBBQ]

Great video but it actually just snaps out. I was worried using a screwdriver I might do some damage.🤣 Off and on in about 2 minutes. I will say that’s the easiest wiper I’ve changed in my 53 years.🍻

[@Alx77us]

Thank you so much for this 📹 video I haven't replace the old wipe in more than a year 😬 I know 😒 and even try to unscrew the whole arm and I give up... I usually look how is done on KZbin 📺 and here I am... today I saw another video on how to replace the Battery 🔋 and I was like really ! take all the plastic trays under the windshield just for the Battery. ✂🔋 🔨 I bought the Plus Ever Start 96R with 590 CCA. " cold cranking amps " pretty decent but the higher the CCA the more powerful the Battery is 🔋 $89.84 battery fee $1.50 with a core charge $12 plus tax of your state... I'm in Leesburg FL tax % is 7 ... anyways I saw video and fallow all the steps pretty simple and it took me 20 minutes because I clean my trays 😉. the guy at walmart told me that they don't do battery replacement for the ford 2014 escape 💩😲 because they don't want to be responsible if they crack the windshield which is full of 💩 I never touch the windshield but it is what it is. so i did it myself 😎 now thanks to you I will do the rear wipe... front are super easy... 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars for your 📹 video.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Wow thank you so much for your message- it sounds like you had quite the run through - I have also heard that places like Walmart won't do these battery swaps for us even if we buy the battery there... it IS a bit more complex than other vehicles, but if you know where to start and how to avoid the trouble areas (wipers), you're proof that it can be done! :) Thanks for such detailed feedback and I'm so glad you were able to use the channel to help get your car back up to speed! Please give a shout if you need anything else in specific and we'll see if we can do a video on it hopefully. In the meantime, continue checking out our other videos and see if there's anything else you may be interested perhaps :P Thanks again and have a great day!

[@Suprmassive]

My Mazda 3 has a similar rear wiper design. But the wiper could come up if you remove the clipper at the base of the wiper pivot. You can do that by pulling the two “forks” outward to each side and thus pull the clipper towards you and out. Then you can lift the wiper up. Not entirely sure if it’s the same with your car but I thought this might help others with the same design.

[@andysherman711]

Thanks for this, a great help and my rear wiper changed on our UK Kuga. Clicked thumb down by mistake but now thumb up 👍. Cheers. Andy.

[@crazyc3558]

Hey if you hold your wiper arm down to turn them on for 30secs does it not put your wiper arms into service mode? (the arms to the middle of the windscreen) an back window... as does on seats an vws an so on just thought I'd say as could make it bit easier for some people...

[@philipcull8297]

Over here in the UK the Escape is called a Kuga, same car. Great vlogs they really help.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Hey thanks Philip! Yeah I am always a bit hesitant to call them apples to apples because there are some slight differences and engine options but it's great to know that a lot of the same stuff carries over!

[@travishawks7702]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Thanks Travis!!! Sorry for the delay!

[@dianeboileau2026]

Thanks for this! My husband thinks I can't change the wiper blade but I bet I can! Great instruction!

[@ryantoast6035]

Thank you so much for posting this! I just bought mine and the previous person installed the wiper arm facing the wrong way. This means it wipes down every time you turn it on.

[@blasty8786]

Thx,nice job

[@danmothor366]

Why back wiper has bigger size than front wipers?

[@MarkDenner]

Thanks, bro

[@prisonmemoirsOH]

Thank you

[@elijacobson3896]

Thank you

[@SandraMaitotoxin]

Thank you so much I would have struggled to find the blade size!!!

[@glennfriant1817]

thanks bud

[@thejookking]

Very comprehensive video. Thanks.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Thanks @RB! I appreciate the comment and feedback! Thanks for taking the time to say something and for the encouragement!

[@thejookking]

@@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews You're welcome.

[@devonbiker]

Brilliant. Thanks

[@michaelbogoslawski7831]

Thanks

[@artursskabs3951]

Perfect 👌thanks 👍

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

No problem 👍

[@claudiah9381]

👍

[@zade8586]

Outstanding, watched this and changed my blade in about 20 seconds!

[@cheetahobx]

200 thumbs down.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Sorry you feel that way, @cheetahobx- what part didn't work for you? Thanks

[@CambreyGoG]

Thank you so much!

[@mihaicodreanu4953]

Short and very well explained, thanks a lot 🙏

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Thank you Mihai! I hope it was helpful for you!

[@mihaicodreanu4953]

Very helpful, job sorted in seconds, thank you

[@GladiatorReid]

Wow looks so easy

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Yeah it's not bad- just can't see it which makes it intimidating for a minute

[@duanesalter1585]

Good job that was helpful

[@SnowWhite23834]

Thanks!! 🤗

[@michaelbelue1]

Try this on the 2020 Escape and you’re gonna break it.

[@michaelsnyir4353]

Nope it worked perfectly on my 2020 titanium

[@timnye718]

Well... thanks for that. Now I have to replace the whole wiper are assembly because the pin snapped off while I was trying to pry the blade assembly loose

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Oh shoot- sorry about that, Tim- the arm replacement isn't bad but I recognize you were just trying to do the blade in the first place. Hope it's smooth from here on out

[@hunternickerson4308]

Yeah, it's more of a push than pry.

[@rnews5750]

Great post. Helped a lot.

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Glad to hear it!

[@fuawilson7659]

Do you know what size is the blade? I couldn’t figure it out online

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

If you look in the description for the video, there is a link to the 11in rear wiper blade on Amazon :) hope this helps!

[@fuawilson7659]

@@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews thank you

[@ashihabwings1]

Thanks 👍 it worked with me as explained

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Awesome!!! Thank you for the feedback and let us know if you need anything else

[@5gonnago]

thank you

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Absolutely! Hope it helped you! Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[@UltraMAGAandproudofit]

This doesn’t help at all.

[@holdendrum7852]

Not helpful at all

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

Bummer- sorry about that Holden- what were you looking for in specific? Are you working on an Escape or a different vehicle? Please let me know if there's anything I can help with.