I took off the cover on the lower part of the blade arm and removed the nut. I’ve pulled firmly, but neither blade arm will budge. They’re not currently broken, so I don’t want to break them. I had a strong burning smell coming from my AC vents. Took to mechanic about a month ago, said my blower motor has a bunch of debris and even some acorns, he blew it out, no smell for about a week, give or take. I figured the smell had to work it’s way out and changed my cabin air filter. Well, the smell is still there so I was going to remove the cowl under my windshield and clean that out as well.
Smack it with your palm between the nut and the joint until it breaks loose. Once you feel it give way, push down at the joint with one hand and pull it off the post with the other