Wiper Arm Replacement

REMOVAL PROCEDURE

Wiper Arm Replacement: Removal Procedure:

1. Put the wiper arms in the park position.
2. Disconnect the wiper nozzle hose from the washer hose connector.
3. Remove the cover from the nut.
4. Remove the nut from the wiper arm assembly and the wiper transmission assembly drive shaft.

Wiper Arm Replacement: Removal Procedure:

IMPORTANT: If the wiper arm assembly cannot be removed from the wiper transmission assembly drive shaft by rocking, a battery terminal puller may be used with the windshield wipers in midwipe.

5. Remove the wiper arm assembly from the wiper transmission assembly drive shaft by rocking.
6. Remove the wiper blade assembly from the wiper arm assembly.
6.1. Push in the button of the wiper blade assembly clip and remove the wiper blade assembly from inside the radius of the wiper arm assembly.
6.2. Bring the wiper arm assembly out through the opening in the wiper blade assembly.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Wiper Arm Replacement: Installation Procedure:

1. Install the wiper blade assembly on the wiper arm assembly.

Wiper Arm Replacement: Installation Procedure:

IMPORTANT: The wiper system must be in the park position when installing the wiper arms. If the wiper system is not in the park position, damage to the wiper system and the vehicle will occur.

2. Park the wipers if they are at the mid-wipe position.

IMPORTANT: Clean the wiper transmission drive shaft knurls with a wire brush.

3. Install the wiper arm assembly on the wiper transmission assembly drive shaft while maintaining the following distances between the end of the wiper blade assembly and the bottom of the windshield:
^ Passenger Side - 46 mm (1.8 in)
^ Driver Side - 67 mm (2.6 in)

Wiper Arm Replacement: Installation Procedure:

4. Install the nut on the wiper transmission assembly drive shaft and the wiper arm assembly.

Tighten
Tighten the nuts to 30 N.m (22 lb ft).

5. Install the cover onto the nut.

IMPORTANT: Lubricate the washer hose with the windshield washer solvent to ease installation on the washer nozzle.

6. Connect the wiper nozzle hose to the washer hose connector.
7. Operate the wiper and the washers and check for proper operation.