Wiper Motor: Service and Repair
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSYREPLACEMENT
HINT: Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
1. REMOVE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM COVER
a. Disengage the claw, and remove the windshield wiper arm cover.
2. REMOVE FR WIPER ARM & BLADE ASSY LH
a. Remove the nut and the FR wiper arm & blade assy LH.
3. REMOVE FR WIPER ARM & BLADE ASSY RH
4. REMOVE COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVER SUB-ASSY
a. Remove the 2 clips.
b. Disengage the 12 claws, and remove the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assy.
5. REMOVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR & LINK ASSY
a. Disconnect the connector.
b. Remove the 4 bolts and the windshield wiper motor & link assy.
6. REMOVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSY
a. Using a screwdriver, disconnect the rod at the crank arm pivot of the windshield wiper motor assy.
HINT: Tape up the screwdriver tip before use to avoid damage.
b. Remove the 3 bolts and the windshield wiper motor assy.
7. INSTALL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSY
a. Install the windshield wiper motor assy with the 3 bolts.
Torque: 5.4 Nm (55 kgf.cm, 47 in.lbf)
b. Apply MP grease to the crank arm pivot of the windshield wiper motor assy.
c. Install the rod to the windshield wiper motor assy.
8. INSTALL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR & LINK ASSY
a. Install the windshield wiper motor & link assy with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 7.0 Nm (71 kgf.cm, 62 in.lbf)
b. Connect the connector.
9. INSTALL FR WIPER ARM & BLADE ASSY RH
a. Operate the wiper, and stop the windshield wiper motor assy in the automatic stop position.
b. Clean the wiper arm serrations.
c. Clean the wiper pivot serration with a wire brush.
d. Install the FR wiper arm & blade assy RH with a nut in the position shown in the illustration.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf.cm, 15 ft.lbf)
HINT: Hold the arm hinge by hand to fasten the nut.
10. INSTALL FR WIPER ARM & BLADE ASSY LH
a. Clean the wiper arm serrations.
b. Clean the wiper pivot serration with a wire brush.
c. Install the FR wiper arm & blade assy LH with the nut in the position as shown in the illustration.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf.cm, 15 ft.lbf)
HINT: Hold the arm hinge by hand to fasten the nut.