Wiper Arm: Service and Repair

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

CAUTION: The use of a screwdriver or other prying tool to remove a wiper arm may distort it. This distortion could allow the arm to come off of the pivot shaft, regardless of how carefully it is installed.

Front
1. Open the hood of the vehicle.

Wiper Arm Remove/Install:

2. Unsnap the wiper arm pivot cover by lifting it at the pivot end of the arm.
3. Remove the pivot cover by pulling it straight out from where it snaps into the wiper arm hinge.
4. Remove the nut that secures the wiper arm to the wiper pivot.

Wiper Arm Puller:

5. Use a battery terminal puller to remove the wiper arm from the wiper pivot.

Wiper Arm Installation:

6. Install the arm and blade with the wiper motor in the Park position. See the Wiper Arm Installation illustration.
7. Mount the arms on the pivot shafts so that the front and rear edges of the wiper blade are aligned with the wiper alignment lines concealed in the upper margin of the lower windshield blackout area, to ± 15 mm (± 0.59 in.).
8. Install the wiper arm pivot nuts and tighten to 24 Nm (212 in. lbs).
9. Operate the wipers with the windshield glass wet, then turn the wiper switch to the Off position. Check for the correct wiper arm positioning and readjust if required.
10. Snap the pivot covers back onto the wiper arms.

Rear

Fig.14 Rear Wiper Arm:

1. Unsnap the rear wiper arm pivot cover by lifting it at the rear wiper motor output shaft end of the arm.
2. Remove the nut that secures the wiper arm to the rear wiper motor output shaft.
3. Use a battery terminal puller to remove the wiper arm from the wiper pivot.
4. Install the arm and blade with the rear wiper motor in the Park position.
5. Mount the wiper arm on the rear wiper motor output shaft so that the center of the wiper blade is aligned with the wiper alignment line concealed in the upper margin of the lower rear window blackout area.
6. Install the nut that secures the wiper arm to the rear wiper motor output shaft. Tighten the mounting nut to 18 Nm (160 in. lbs.).
7. Operate the rear wiper with the rear window glass wet, then turn the rear wiper switch to the Off position. Check for the correct wiper arm positioning and readjust if required.
8. Snap the pivot cover back over the rear wiper arm mounting nut.