Windshield wiper arm problem

[stefanOst]

Today I was taking off my wiper arms to paint them, as well as the cowl trim. The center (passenger side) nut on the wiper came off fine, no problems, so I expected the driver side nut to come off just as easy. First turn I made on the socket sheared the stud, most of stuck in flush with the nut, and not enough is left on the stud for a new nut to catch.

My temp solution will be to drill into what is left of the stud and thread in a screw with a fat head just to hopefully hold the wiper arm on.

For a proper solution, how does one get that stud out? It appears to be held into a rubber boot of some kind, and I have no idea how that is held to the body of the car. Couldn't find anything in my Haynes manual obviously, useless thing.

I will try my local Mitsu dealer to see if this part even exists in their system, or else I will hit up some junkyards to find the piece.

 

[Bud92gsx]

I think this is the bolt..MS340144, at mits dealer...I'm not sure how to take the bolt out though..

 

[95fwdtsi18psi]

Happened to me, I had to cut the PLASTIC boot, or mine was plastic not rubber. It came right out or can you get vice grips and twist it out? I tried but couldn't even get a grip on it.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Monkey wrench it out...

 

[stefanOst]

Great, thanks for the quick replies!! I will go to the mitsu dealer on Thursday (nothing open tomorrow, St Jean Baptiste day in Quebec) and see if they can get me the part. If not, I will check out some local scrapyards on Friday.

Once I track down the piece I will post up my findings!!