2009 wiper arm new design - can not remove?

2009Prius · 10-19-2009, 04:03 PM

I had an earlier thread http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-care-maintenance-troubleshooting/70763-help-remove-wiper-arm-nut-part-number.html but this topic may worth its own.

I contacted a dealer about the wiper arm nut and was warned that the wiper arm base is made of "soft material" such that when it is installed the grooves got cut into it and if the wiper arm is removed then the grooves will be destroyed and I will need a new wiper arm.

This may have been the reason why I wasn't able to pull the wiper arms off by hand.

Any 2009 owners out there removed and replaced their wiper arms yet?

firepa63 · 10-19-2009, 05:51 PM

I'm quite certain the wiper arm on the '09 is the same as it has been since '04.

2009Prius · 10-19-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firepa63

I'm quite certain the wiper arm on the '09 is the same as it has been since '04.

Thanks! Have you removed your 2009 wiper arms and put them back on? If so what's the production date of your 2009? Mine feel like really stuck on which is consistent with what the dealer said.

firepa63 · 10-19-2009, 06:11 PM

I have not removed them on my '09. I did on my '04 and they were difficult to get off the spline. You have to make sure you pull them straight off the shaft and not try to pull at an angle.

10-19-2009, 04:03 PM	#1
2009Prius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 437 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 246 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts Friends: 19	2009 wiper arm new design - can not remove? I had an earlier thread http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-care-maintenance-troubleshooting/70763-help-remove-wiper-arm-nut-part-number.html but this topic may worth its own. I contacted a dealer about the wiper arm nut and was warned that the wiper arm base is made of "soft material" such that when it is installed the grooves got cut into it and if the wiper arm is removed then the grooves will be destroyed and I will need a new wiper arm. This may have been the reason why I wasn't able to pull the wiper arms off by hand. Any 2009 owners out there removed and replaced their wiper arms yet?

10-19-2009, 05:51 PM	#2
firepa63 Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 928 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 0	Re: 2009 wiper arm new design - can not remove? I'm quite certain the wiper arm on the '09 is the same as it has been since '04.

10-19-2009, 06:11 PM	#4
firepa63 Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 928 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 0	Re: 2009 wiper arm new design - can not remove? I have not removed them on my '09. I did on my '04 and they were difficult to get off the spline. You have to make sure you pull them straight off the shaft and not try to pull at an angle.

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