Removing and Installing Wiper Motor (With A/C System)
Removal1. Disconnect battery and cover battery or terminals.
NOTE: Follow safety precautions for work on vehicles with airbags.
2. Remove steering wheel and steering column panel.
3. Remove tachometer and large and small instrument cluster.
4. Remove air guide. Disconnect six-pin connector from wiper motor.
5. Unhook left pneumatic spring of luggage compartment lid and support luggage compartment lid.
6. Extract refrigerant with service equipment.
7. Remove cover of heater / A/C unit (old type with two screws and washers: new type with clamping spring).
8. Disconnect central electrical system.
9. Remove wire harness cover.
10. Unplug connector from lid of fan housing and lay central electrical system on fender (the fender must be protected by a cover).
11. Unplug cable connector from final stage of fan.
12. Remove firewall.
13. Disconnect A/C lines from expansion valve. Immediately insert air-tight plugs in ends of all lines and connections. Loosen retaining clip.
14. Remove rear wheel housing liner on front left fender.
15. Disconnect hose clip from fluid reservoir. Undo mounting screw between wheel housing A/C lines and luggage compartment A/C lines. Immediately insert air-tight plugs in ends of all lines.
16. Move A/C lines to side from wiper mount.
17. Release mounting nut of linkage, holding a 21 mm open-end wrench against linkage.
Tightening torque: 22 ± Nm (16 - 1.5 ft lb).
18. Release mounting screws. Tightening torque: 11 Nm (8 ft lb).
19. Remove wiper motor through installation opening of tachometer.
Installation
NOTE: Installation of the wiper motor is much easier if the motor is fixed in position with a stud bolt (sawn-off screw) and a nut. After fixing the motor, fasten it in place with 2 screws. Then unscrew the nut and stud bolt and insert the third screw.
1. Connect battery and switch wiper motor on and off (park position).
2. Install linkage. Cable and linkage must form a straight line.
3. Switch on wiper motor and check wiper positions.
4. Disconnect battery again and install the parts that you have removed. Use new O-rings and wet them with refrigerant oil.
5. Replace the two self-locking screws of the airbag unit in the steering wheel.
NOTE: To remove the crank mechanism of the wiper, the heater / A/C unit must be removed.