Rear

REAR





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. From the outside of the liftgate glass (7), remove the rear wiper arm (2) from the rear wiper motor output shaft (8). Rear.
3. Remove the nut cap (3) from the liftgate glass handle nut (4).
4. Remove the nut and handle washer (5) that secure the liftgate glass handle (6) to the rear wiper motor output shaft housing.
5. Remove the handle from the rear wiper motor output shaft housing.





6. From the inside of the liftgate glass (1), unsnap and remove the upper wiper motor trim cover (5) from the lower trim cover (8).
7. Disconnect the liftgate glass wire harness connector (3) from the rear wiper motor (7) connector receptacle.
8. Remove the two nuts with washers (2) that secure the motor mounting bracket to the studs on the liftgate glass.

NOTE: The rear wiper motor mounting studs are permanently bonded to the liftgate glass. If either stud is separated from the glass, the entire liftgate glass assembly must be replaced with a new unit.

9. Carefully slide the wiper motor and lower trim cover as a unit off of the two mounting studs on the liftgate glass.
10. Remove the wiper shaft washer (9) from the wiper motor output shaft housing.
11. Remove the two screws (6) that secure the lower trim cover to the motor mounting bracket.
12. Remove the wiper motor output shaft grommet (10) from the clearance hole in the liftgate glass.