How to fix Toyota windshield wipers | Sequoia/Tundra wiper fix | wiper linkage/transmission

[@jefffujita9864]

I'm not sure what's more impressive to me: your DIY repair or master level video making. Fantastic work! Thank you!

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thank you, Jeff! I really appreciate that!

[@rolandvz71able]

yep, he does have some video skills

[@clayton9136]

this is more like diwhy

[@SVaya2018]

Just swapped mine out this weekend. Same problem, bushing at the motor was bad. All went together smoothly thanks to the help of your entertaining video. Thanks for the help. Dealer wanted over $500, got the part on A1Auto for $125. Cheers!!

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Glad it helped. Thanks for the comment, Dan!

[@mgj996999]

Great problem solving! So glad I watched this before attempting myself. Will definitely glue the nuts onto the assembly.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks Michael :-) ... BTW someone else mentioned hot glue might work better, and I think they're right.

[@RamDude87]

Same issue on my 06 Tundra. Great edit and thanks for showing the whole process and problems you encountered. 🤘🏼🇺🇲

[@chiphill4856]

Hot glue works really well for holding nuts and bolts. Super glue, not so much. Great video!

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Great tip, Chip! I'll try to remember that!

[@ChadTower]

Excellent tip!

[@TroyEdinSammyWinchester82]

Mine 07 Tundra's wipers just went out, same symptoms! I am glad that I found your amazingly made video. Thank you!

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks for the kind comment, Troy!

[@roody02]

Very entertaining with the whole process and great job on the editing. Now I know how to repair mine cause mine just went out.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks for the kind comment, Loo! I wish you the best on yours.

[@josephchlewicki8005]

CHECK THIS OPTION OUT... Because of THIS Video... i was wary the $32 Arm Assembly (via Amazon) wouldnt fit my 2004 Ext Cab Tundra...And sure enough....It Did NOT(wrong length) However...because both new & old Arms were the same diameter (tube steel) i was able to fit a pc of 1/4" pipe through both ends after precisely cutting them off and "mending" the arm with the worn out Bushing (with the new bushing). I used a couple of cotter pins to make sure it held in place - REPAIRED! Its 17 degrees out there....took some time, but because of THIS Video - i able to make do with the original (pre-threaded holes in the plates)of of the '04 model. Thankyou - for Time n Effort to helping all old tundra owners.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks for the kind comment Joseph :-) Glad to hear you were able to make it work!

[@robbiejmofo1]

I knew how to fixed after a short time into your video but the clips to your video with music were to good to not continue till the end! I was in suspense for much of it! A nice peaceful ending! 😅😁

[@davidmctague8060]

Very helpful!! Your patience is a superpower.

[@paulreints2279]

Great video... very informative and top-notch editing! My 2010 Tundra wipers are just like yours were before your JB Weld attempt. Fixing it asap. For the record, JB Weld fixes almost Nothing! I buy OEM, as much as possible. There's a reason Toyotas last forever, regardless of minor issues like that crappy bushing. I went with a Dorman part for $190.00. Best choice overall, since OEM has the problem in the first place.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks :-) I hope you get yours working as good as new!

[@Buuttcc]

Nice video. I like watching how you were able to get around the roadblocks.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks, Butch!

[@kristoferson16]

Thanks for this! I didn't realize there was a notch to align. That was a big headache!

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

I hope it helped. Thanks for the comment!

[@rhondaarnesen6684]

I've used painter's tape to hold bolts or nuts in place. Doesn't always work, but another option if gluing isn't available

[@gsxrsquid]

I broke down and bought the OEM linkage. I am tired of buying crap on eBay made in China and having problems. I had replaced the one on my 2000 tundra a couple years ago. Now it was time for the Sequoia. I didn't know about aligning marks so had to do some evaluation and a little trial and error. The factory linkage has a lip that holds the linkage in place so you can press the ball on the motor arm into the socket on the new linkage. Then unclip it and bolt the motor in. Since I have done both they will last longer than me. :D I had wondered how long the epoxy would last. Way longer than I would have guessed.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Good info, Dennis. You can't go wrong with OEM Toyota. And may your Toyotas have long, productive lives :-).

[@FoxNewsNewYork]

Nice work. Patience is a virtue.

[@jarekschultz1183]

thank you sir, just did my 2011 tundra thanks to you!!

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Great to hear!

[@andyocasio1882]

Thank you. Enjoyed the video. saved time and it almost came out perfect. Beed a video to aling the motor with the wiper. Yeah I know about marking the motor and the notch.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Glad it helped. Thanks for the comment, Andy!

[@markdaugherty6378]

New subscriber, great editing, very well thought out.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks, Mark!

[@DrummersKey]

Not only did I have similar issues doing this, I dropped one of the nuts into the fan that runs the heater blower, which I could not get. Not doing it myself again as a result. This is a "pay someone" job. Also, took me forever to get the motor attached to the transmission.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

I hope neither of us have to do it again 😉 Thanks for the comment!

[@smgmaxdetailing6010]

Great video and explanation. Thank you 👍

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks for watching, and for the kind comment!

[@PoppysGuitar]

Watching this made my private parts itch. Gawd so much like the crap I have gone through. I just kept laughing the whole way.

[@butuoyo]

Hi, do you have a video mark where the arm on the motor is at factory park position? I removed mine without painting a reference point. Thank you.

[@jimbomc4439]

There’s a product that’s a yellow{ sticky }putty which is great for anything you can’t get your hands onto sticks really well

[@JackdKeeney]

Ever thought of rubber washers and super glue to hold the bolt in place??🤔

[@747-k3j]

Excellent video

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks Jeffrey!

[@MrMorandp]

Great video, loved your work arounds and final solution. My intermittent quit working and now the switch started smoking on the steering column in the car when I turn them on - now it quit all together - no more smoke but won't turn on - is it the switch or a bad motor? Can I check the motor with 12VDC? Do I need to remove steering wheel to replace switch?

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks! ... To be honest, I'm not sure if you have to remove the wheel, but looking at the part itself, I wouldn't think so. I know the intermittent wiper wipers are glitchy in these. I'm starting to have trouble with mine too. I don't think the problem is the motor.

[@stevemaurer6348]

Misery loves company !!! Thanks Buddy 2011 tundra

[@gokblok]

Are the nuts not supposed to go on the topside, where you can hold the bolt through from the bottom?

[@ThumperX9]

Very entertaining...love it

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks!

[@clayton9136]

its customary to yell thanks! to the delivery driver.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

You’re right. Guess I fell down on that one 😕

[@Ojb_1959]

I’m hearing a squeaking sound when the wipers are lifted up away from the glass on my 03 with 100k. Any idea what’s causing that? They seem kinda slow too.

[@kimoclyde]

You could have maybe tried a box wrench of the size of the nuts you were having issues with and put tape on it to hold it inside of the Box wrench and used the wrench with the attached nut to hold under the hole and insert bolt into it.

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Good suggestion!

[@80SeriesPakistan]

Good job 💪🏻

[@craigb6330]

Good video mate but how do I know its that and not my window wiper motor

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Listen for the motor running when you turn the switch on Craig. If you can hear it run, it's not the motor. Also, this is a common problem on these.... However, there is another problem to which these are prone. If your wipers pause in random places on the windshield when in intermittent, or stop in random places when you turn them off, it is the switch in the steering column that has gone bad.... Hope this helps Craig. Thanks for the question!

[@1998lemuel]

Yeah, I fucked up big time on mine... the whole wiper wants to do the opposite of what it's supposed to do.. Instead of rotating clockwise it turns counter-clockwise first and it's rest position would make the wipers upright on the windshield. I couldn't wrap my head around how to fix it. Went to disassemble and assemble the whole thing for 5 hrs still couldn't fix it D:

[@rolandvz71able]

maybe use a O-rings to keep the bolts secure rather than super glue?

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks for another great idea!

[@jvst20051]

Good job

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

Thanks

[@michaelwalsh9145]

Forget rain x or whatever it’s called all you need do is cut a potato in half and rub the cut side o the windshield

[@Rusonekox9]

And that's why you don't do it yourself dave 😂

[@thouartit]

stuff a nut into a wrench using a paper towel to keep it in place. scroll down to bottom page. Work with bolt stuffed into socket using paper towel as a gasket. motoiq.com/project-gd-sti-making-the-front-of-the-car-stiffer-with-ultra-racing/5/

[@FamilyFriendlyDIY]

That’s a great tip!

[@inthewoods6111]

Too much trouble. Let a shop do it. Having the same problem with a 2013 Tundra.

[@petroniojulius4676]

Thats fealing when you drive Just like you remenber