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Wipers and Washers — Front Wiper Motor and Linkage

EL-105prose procedure

Front Wiper Motor and Linkage — Removal

  1. 1
    Switch wipers on and off to "park" wiper blades.
  2. 2
    Remove battery negative cable from battery.
  3. 3
    Remove wiper arms as described in previous procedure.
  4. 4
    Remove cowl top cover from bonnet (see exploded view of wiper system) by removing fixing screws and pulling cowl upwards off of fixing lugs.
    Engine bay view showing the cowl top cover removal. Arrow labelled REMOVE points to the cowl top cover; fixing screws and sealing rubber are called out.
    UEL081
  5. 5
    Disconnect Ball and Socket at Linkage/Motor Interface.
    Take care to apply separation force as close to socket on linkage as possible.
    Ball-and-socket joint at the wiper linkage. Callouts identify the ball joint, twist lever and linkage where separation force is applied.
    UEL082
  6. 6
    Disconnect harness connector from wiper motor.
  7. 7
    Remove bolts (4) holding wiper motor assembly and remove wiper motor.
  8. 8
    Remove linkage fixing bolts (6) and pull linkage out of linkage channel.
    Wiper linkage removal — linkage being pulled out of the linkage channel in the cowl area.
    UEL083

Wiper Motor and Linkage Assembly

Assembly is the reverse procedure to removal.

Wiper Motor and Linkage Assembly

  1. 1
    Check that there is sufficient grease on ball and socket joint; apply grease if required.
    Detail of the ball-and-socket assembly: link, ball retainer, motor arm, ball pin, cowl top, ball joint assembly. Note that seal is to be free from distortion.
    UEL084
  2. 2
    Fit motor and linkage fixing bolts to torque figures specified.
    Front wiper motor assembly with mounting bracket. Torque symbol indicates fixing-bolt tightening torque 3.8 - 5.1 N·m (0.39 - 0.52 kg-m).
    UEL085
Wiper motor / linkage fixing bolt0.39 - 0.52 kg-m
3.8 - 5.1N·m
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