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WIPERS AND WASHERS — FRONT WIPERS

EL-104prose procedure

Exploded view shown is for LHD vehicles; RHD vehicles have components fitted with the opposite orientation.

Continued from EL-103

FRONT WIPERS — Removal

Wiper motor / linkage securing nuts
37 - 50N·m
Wiper arm nut
167 - 226N·m
The above illustration shows an exploded view of the front windscreen wiper assembly for LHD vehicles; RHD vehicles have components fitted with the opposite orientation.

FRONT WIPERS — Removal

  1. 1
    Lift plastic nut covers on wiper arms.
    Exploded view of the front windscreen wiper assembly for LHD vehicles. Callouts: Wiper arm, Wiper blade, Wiper arm nut, Cowl top cover, Fixing screw, Seal fixing, Bonnet seal fixings (inset B), Wiper motor, Wiper linkage, Linkage securing nuts. Torque values shown for the wiper motor mount and linkage securing nuts: 3.8 - 5.1 N·m (0.39 - 0.52 kg-m, 2.8 - 3.8 ft-lb). Inset A shows a fixing detail.
    UEL078
  2. 2
    Remove wiper arm securing nuts and prise off wiper arms.

Installation

FRONT WIPERS — Installation

  1. 1
    Before replacing wiper arms, clean up the pivot splines with a stiff brush to reduce the possibility of wiper arm looseness.
    Illustration of cleaning the wiper pivot splines with a stiff brush, shown with a rotational arrow.
    UEL029
  2. 2
    Prior to wiper arm installation, turn on wiper switch to operate wiper motor and then turn it "OFF" (Auto Stop).
  3. 3
    Lift the blade up and then set it down onto surface of windscreen to set the blade center to clearance "A" immediately before tightening nut to torque figure indicated in illustration.
    Diagram of the windscreen showing the wiper blade resting positions and Clearance "A" measured from the cowl topgrille end. Wiper arm nut torque shown as 17 - 23 N·m (kg-m).
    UEL080
  4. 4
    Eject washer fluid. Turn on wiper switch to operate wiper motor and then turn it "OFF".
  5. 5
    Ensure that wiper blades stop within clearance "A".
    Clearance "A": 17.5 - 32.5 mm (0.7 - 1.3 in).
  6. 6
    Ensure that the wiper operates smoothly at all speeds and without judder or "screeching" when the screen is wet, and that all fluid is removed from the screen in one sweep of the wiper.
Clearance "A"blade stop position from cowl topgrille end
17.5 - 32.5mm (0.7 - 1.3 in)
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