Missing Wiper mount grommet

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  1. Manny Oropeza

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    Hi guys, Longtime lurker here, but devoted follower to priuschat's maintnence recommendations.

    I was removing the windshield wiper and cowl to clean the EGR, and when I was reassembling I found that the wiper mount grommet thing has slipped into the Void. I can't find that thing anywhere, i dropped the plastic underliner, and everything.

    the issue is, I also can't find the part on any diagram or order sheet as well. Salvage yards are no luck. So I turn to the experts here for help: what is that stupid part number??

    See pics for reference... As I documented the EGR cleaning I unknowingly documented the missing grommet.

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  2. Mendel Leisk

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    With the McGeorge link, maybe not that first item 2, more like the grommet's a part of the item 7 titled "wiper linkage", not available separately, at least not on that site.

    There's another parts site that drills down more, I'll persevere.
     
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    Huh, no soap here either, at that site that I was hoping would have more "drill down":


    WINDSHIELD WIPER. For 2012 Toyota Prius Five HYBRID | Toyota


    Again, they just offer the entire linkage, which is a bit of a sand pounder.


    Maybe get some pictures, head to a local dealership parts department, see what they say.

    Still, you've got one, it's in there, somewhere...
     
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    Yea, that's the grommet on the rear wiper in the McGeorge link. it may be on the linkage, but its unclear from the diagram.

    I'm now having doubts that it's labeled a 'grommet' at all, as I feel like I've looked at every possible part labeled 'grommet' on the car with no luck.

    i did pull the underpanel off, and was disappointed that no piece fell out :-/

    Since the EGR cleaning, I pulled the cowl to bleed the coolant from the top hose and poked around trying to find it without success. I'm prepping for a strut replacement, so i'll have another opportunity to look around.

    I think you may be right, I have a decent toyota dealer (Camelback Toyota) that may be able to help with some photos. I paid 25 bucks for a PCV valve there - at this point, I would resign to paying 15-20 bucks for a rubber stopper. I'm hearing some new squeaks on bumps in the cabin under the dash and I can't help but suspect that its the linkage moving around in there.
     
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    Apologies for bringing back an old thread, i have lost this exact part as well while i was removing the egr and cooler, is this rubber part needed for the wipers to function correctly?
     
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    Generic grommet might work, if you measure all the metal attaching:

    McMaster-Carr

    ^ I’m in Canada; these guys won’t ship to me. :(