The wipers on my car have been screeching since I bought it about three years ago. I put new rubbers on them a while back, but that didn’t fix it. I don’t drive in the rain frequently enough for it to be a major bother, but yesterday, I was near a Supercheap Auto, so I went and spent the money on some good quality replacement blades.
They work smoothly and perfectly. After three years of screeching, a silent wipe is almost unfathomably satisfying.
This is still available on some cars. Honda will sell you just the rubber insert. (Probably others too) It comes with a graphite powder on it to help you slide it into the wiper blade. It is about $5-8 instead of $40 for the blade