Rear Wiper Module Replacement

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the rear wiper arm from the rear wiper motor output shaft. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/REAR WIPERS/WASHERS/REAR WIPER ARM - REMOVAL).

Fig.13 Rear Wiper Motor Output Shaft Remove/Install:

3. Use a door trim panel removal tool to gently pry at the base of the nut cover where it meets the wiper motor output shaft bezel and gasket on the outer liftgate panel until it unsnaps from the beze. Be certain to use proper caution 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 inside of the liftgate.

Fig.14 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 liftgate inner panel.
9. Slide the rear wiper module and mounting bracket forward far enough to disengage the mounting nuts from the keyed holes in 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 to the liftgate as a unit.
2. Insert the rear wiper motor output shaft through the hole in the liftgate outer panel and engage the mounting nuts in the keyed holes in the liftgate inner panel.
3. From the outside of the liftgate, center the rear wiper motor output shaft in the liftgate outer panel mounting 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 4.8 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 liftgate inner panel. Tighten the nuts to 5.3 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 inside of the liftgate.
8. From the outside of the liftgate, press the nut cover firmly and evenly over the rear wiper motor output shaft bezel using thumb pressure until it snaps into place.
9. Reinstall the rear wiper arm onto the rear wiper motor output shaft. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/REAR WIPERS/WASHERS/REAR WIPER ARM - INSTALLATION).
10. Reconnect the battery negative cable.