[Gehnecide]

Hey everyone, so about a year ago now (last Canada day) my rear windshield wiper arm broke right off. here is a pic

as you can see its not there :facepalm: now it is pretty rusted. the arm its self broke right off and cracked i guess thats what happens to 11 year old plastic right? unfortunatly my problem isnt just simply replacing the arm. as the nut that holds the arm on is rusted into place (part number 6 in the diagram below). I have tried everything i can think of to remove the rust and try and unstick it. but sadly it doesn't matter i don't think because it seams to have rusted into a round shape.

the stealership said i needed to replace parts number 1,3,4,5,6, and 8.(in diagram below) practically everything minus the motor. my question is where can i get these parts? could i get them aftermarket or do i have to get them from the stealership/ scrapyard? Also does anyone have any clue how i would gain access to change part 8 in the diagram below?

thanks in advance. here are some extra pics to help show what happend.

 

[TrailDust]

For the full arm I'd suspect you'd have to go through a dealership. If that's the case I'd recommend contacting Gary (TN member TOYOPARTSMAN) for a quote. He's very popular for offering great prices on parts and shipping.

As for the instructions, hopefully someone with experience will be able to help with that. If not then it's either buying the factory service manual or paying a two-day, $15 membership with Toyota's TIS which will allow you to download the instructions. BTW, if you get the parts, make the repair, and post it up to this thread I'll add it to the DIY sticky....:thumbsup:

 

[Gehnecide]

Hmmmmmm i think i will talk to him. ill also call up my local scrap yard i know they had a totaled Highlander last year that they were being ass holes and not parting out >.< maybe it has some of the pieces needed......
as for instructions i hope someone has an idea as to how to do this... or could loan me an electronic copy of the factory service manual if i do repair it i will definitely take pics the whole way

 

[mdst]

Boy, those pics look awfully familiar. Same thing happened last week with my 2002 Highlander. Did you ever replace your rear wiper?

 

[jabberwock]

I'd use a dremel tool with small rotatry cutting disk on it to cut that nut vertically in half. Cut a vertical slot in the nut on both sides, spray on a little wd40 and it should pry/pop off the bolt.