Windscreen wiper motor and linkage - removal and refitting

Body electrical system / Windscreen wiper motor and linkage - removal and refitting

Removal
1 Remove the wiper arms as described in the previous Section.

2 Pull the weatherstrip from the front of the plenum chamber and remove the plastic cover (see illustrations).

12.2a Pull off the weatherstrip . . .

12.2b . . . and remove the plastic cover from over the windscreen wiper motor

3 Mark the wiper motor crank and spindle in relation to each other, then unscrew the nut and remove the crank from the motor spindle (see illustration).

12.3 Windscreen wiper motor and linkage

4 Disconnect the wiring multi-plug.

5 Unscrew the bolts and withdraw the wiper motor from the frame.

6 To remove the linkage, unscrew the bearing nuts and remove the spacers.

7 Unscrew the frame mounting bolt, then withdraw the assembly from the bulkhead.

Refitting
8 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but when fitting the crank to the spindle (motor in parked position) make sure that the marks are aligned.