Windshield Wiper Motor Assembly: Installation
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- Install the windshield wiper motor assembly. Apply grease to the clank arm pivot of the windshield wiper motor assembly. Install the windshield wiper motor assembly with the 3 bolts to the windshield wiper link assembly. Tighten bolts to specified torque. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Install the windshield wiper link assembly with the 4 bolts. See Figure. Tighten bolts to specified torque. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Connect the connector.
- Install the RH front wiper arm. Operate the wiper and stop the windshield wiper motor assembly at the automatic stop position. Scrape off the serration part of the wiper arm with a round file or equivalent. See Fig 1. Clean the wiper pivot serration with the wire brush. Align the front wiper blade front end with the mark and install the RH front wiper arm with the nut. See Fig 2. Tighten the nut to specified torque. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Install the LH front wiper arm. Clean the wiper pivot serration with the wire brush. Align the front wiper blade rear end with the mark and install the LH front wiper arm with the nut. See Fig 3. Tighten the nut to specified torque. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Operate the wiper while running the water or the washer fluid over the window and check the wiping condition and that the wiper does not hit against the vehicle body.