I was driving to work this morning and it was raining. Turned on the wipers with no issues, no weird sounds, no weird movement. Roughly 15mins into the drive the right wiper goes beyond 90 degrees vertical to roughly 120 degrees, rips off the blade on the left wiper, and stays at roughly 45 degrees. I turned them off for the rest of the ride and left returned to its normal position and the right stayed at 45 degrees. When I got to work I took a picture at 45 degrees and tried them one more time and left worked as expected and right went down to zero degrees and then refused to move. When I play with the right wiper, it doesn't seem to be attached to anything internally. Any ideas?
Tundra right wiper freaked out and then stopped working
- Thread starter PWMDMD
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There should be a cap covering the arm attachment screw, sort of like pictured below. Remove it and move the wiper. The nut and the shaft should move, if not the shaft got stripped off or the nut simply came lose.
If that looks OK, then the issue is likely with the linkage under the windshield cowl.
If that looks OK, then the issue is likely with the linkage under the windshield cowl.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
I have not seen the Tundra linkage but usually it's a straight bar between left and right, like the connecting rod between railroad wheels.
Pop the cover, remove the nut and see if the threaded post rotates with wipers on.
If so, it's connected and you have an issue with splines
Pop the cover, remove the nut and see if the threaded post rotates with wipers on.
If so, it's connected and you have an issue with splines
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Has your windshield been replaced before?
Kestas
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I agree with the others that the splines on the mounting shaft may be stripped. I'm guessing this happens when trying to operate the wipers when they are frozen fast to the windshield. Maybe a problem with another driver?
AZjeff
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And someone mockingly asked a while back why people put their wiper arms out in the winter...
It is also possible that the nut holding the wiper arm on the splines has gotten loose. I had that happen on a 2002 Honda CR-V several years ago.
Bingo! I torqued this down snug and all is well. Thank you everyone for your help!
That's great news! If it comes loose again, a drop of blue Loctite 242 will resolve the problem. I'd also check the tightness of driver's side wiper arm nut as well.
AZjeff
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Now what about that hitch pin??
Haven't put a second of thought towards it until reading your comment!
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