Rear Wiper Motor Replacement

REAR WIPER MOTOR

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the rear wiper arm from the rear wiper motor output shaft. (Refer to REAR WIPERS/WASHERS/REAR WIPER ARM - REMOVAL).

Fig.15 Rear Wiper Motor Remove/Install:

3. From the outside of the liftglass, remove the rear wiper motor output shaft nut and bezel unit.
4. From the outside of the liftglass, remove the rear wiper motor output shaft rubber gasket.
5. From the inside of the liftglass, remove the three screws that secure the trim cover to the rear wiper motor mounting bracket.
6. Remove the trim cover from the rear wiper motor.
7. Disconnect the hardtop wire harness connector for the rear wiper motor from the motor pigtail wire connector.
8. Loosen, but do not remove, the right liftglass hinge nut.
9. From the inside of the liftglass, gently pull the rear wiper motor away from the liftglass until the output shaft clears the hole in the liftglass.
10. Move the rear wiper motor towards the right side of the vehicle until the slotted hole in the motor mounting bracket clears the grommet under the right liftglass hinge nut.
11. Remove the rear wiper motor from the lift- glass.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the rear wiper motor to the inside of the liftglass.
2. Slide the rear wiper motor towards the left side of the vehicle until the slotted hole in the motor mounting bracket engages the grommet under the right liftglass hinge nut.
3. Tighten the right liftglass hinge nut to 6 Nm (53 in. lbs.).
4. Reconnect the hardtop wire harness connector for the rear wiper motor to the motor pigtail wire connector.
5. Position the trim cover over the rear wiper motor.
6. Install and tighten the three screws that secure the trim to the rear wiper motor mounting bracket. Tighten the screws to 1 Nm (10 in. lbs.).
7. From the outside of the liftglass, install the rubber gasket over the rear wiper motor output shaft.
8. Install and tighten the nut and bezel unit that secure the rear wiper motor output shaft to the lift- glass. Tighten the nut to 3 Nm (30 in. lbs.).
9. Reinstall the rear wiper arm onto the rear wiper motor output shaft (Refer to REAR WIPERS/WASHERS/REAR WIPER ARM - INSTALLATION)
10. Reconnect the battery negative cable.