Wiper Motor Linkage: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to Battery.

CAUTION: The windshield wiper system has an auto park feature. It is necessary to disconnect the battery.

2. Remove the cowl top vent panels.






3. Remove the bolts and the strut tower support brace.







4. Remove the bolts and position the degas bottle aside.

NOTE: When positioning the degas bottle aside it will be necessary to reroute the degas bottle lower hose in front of the brake booster.







5. Remove the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft bolts.
6. Disconnect the drain boot from the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly.







7. Position the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly aside, and loosen the upper windshield wiper motor bolt.







8. Remove the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly.
1 Rotate wiper output arm to the 6 o'clock position.
2 Remove the lower wiper motor bolts.

3 Remove the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly.
^ Disconnect the electrical connector.

NOTE: It is necessary to rotate the bottom of the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly upward.

INSTALLATION
1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.