TinMan

How do you take the windshield wiper arms off the front window of a 1st gen 4runner. I need to get in there and see if the valance needs to be resealed.

Yeah I searched. And can't find it in the FSM either.

Thanks

myyota

carefully pry the plastic covers up and there is a nut that you remove and then you can work the wiper arms loose and remove them.

2DoorRunner

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Nah just kidding
What he said^

95blackToy

They are tough to wiggle off though. At least mine were. i sprayed some PB on them.

SoCal4Running

Kidding, yea what is said above and good luck getting them off. Maybe take the nut off and soak them with your favorite penetrating oil and let them sit for a while.

Check to see if they are keyed in a particular spline, you might want to scribe a alignment mark to make sure they go back on right.

myyota

There not keyed, but they can be a pain in the but to get off.

Etype R

loosen the nut and tap on the end of the stud with a hammer.

camo31_10.50

Etype R might have something there....kinda like the cone washers on the hubs lol

MrsPib

After Liquid Wrench, banging, prying with a screwdriver, I found there is a tool called a 'wiper arm puller' at Advanced Auto.

I'm getting that f'er! 30-years of salty air, and I was about to get the Sawzall for my 85's wiper arms.

MrsPib

The wiper arm removal tool worked! I had to take a file to the tool 'arms', and put a wrench on the thumb-screw, but it wouldn't have come off any other way. I thought I snapped the wiper arm, it released so violently.