Rear Wiper Module Replacement

REAR WIPER MODULE

REMOVAL

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the rear wiper arm from the rear wiper motor output shaft.

Fig. 15 Rear Wiper Motor Output Shaft Remove/Install:

3. Using door trim panel removal tool, gently pry at the base of the nut cover where it meets the wiper motor output shaft bezel and gasket on the outer lift-gate panel to unsnap it from the bezel. Be certain to take proper precautions to protect the outer liftgate panel and its paint finish from damage during this procedure.
4. Remove the nut that secures the rear wiper motor output shaft to the outer liftgate panel.
5. Remove the bezel and gasket from the rear wiper motor output shaft.
6. Remove the trim panel from the liftgate inner panel.

Fig. 16 Rear Wiper Module Remove/Install:

7. Disconnect the liftgate wire harness connector for the rear wiper module from the module connector receptacle.
8. Loosen the two nuts that secure the rear wiper module mounting bracket to the top of the lower flip-up glass opening of the liftgate inner panel.
9. Slide the rear wiper module and mounting bracket forward far enough to disengage the mounting nuts from the keyed slots in the top of the lower flip-up glass opening of the liftgate inner panel.
10. Remove the rear wiper module and mounting bracket from the liftgate as a unit.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the rear wiper module and bracket into the liftgate as a unit.
2. Insert the rear wiper motor output shaft through the hole in the liftgate outer panel and engage the two mounting nuts into the keyed slots in the top of the lower flip-up glass opening of the liftgate inner panel.
3. From the outside of the liftgate, center the rear wiper motor output shaft in the liftgate outer panel clearance hole and install the gasket and bezel over the centered shaft.
4. Install and tighten the nut that secures the rear wiper motor output shaft to the outer liftgate panel. Tighten the nut to 5 Nm (43 in. lbs.).
5. From the inside of the liftgate, install and tighten the two nuts that secure the rear wiper module mounting bracket to the top of the lower flip-up glass opening of the liftgate inner panel. Tighten the nuts to 5 Nm (47 in. lbs.).
6. Reconnect the liftgate wire harness connector for the rear wiper module to the module connector receptacle.
7. Reinstall the trim panel onto the liftgate inner panel.
8. From the outside of the liftgate, press the nut cover firmly and evenly over the rear wiper motor output shaft bezel using hand pressure until it snaps into place.
9. Reinstall the rear wiper arm onto the rear wiper motor output shaft.
10. Reconnect the battery negative cable.