Removing
Disconnect the wires from the battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal.
Remove the nut caps.
Pic. 7.103. Removing the windshield wiper arms: 1 - fastening nuts; 2 - air intake niche seals
Loosen the windshield wiper arm nuts (pic. 7.103).
Remove the windshield wiper arms using the special tool (Ele. 1294-01).
Remove the air intake niche seals.
Pic. 7.104. Removing the windshield side trims: 1 - overlays
Remove the lower side windshield trims (pic. 7.104).
Pic. 7.105. Removing the air intake grille fasteners: 1 - fastening screws
Remove the screws securing the air intake grille (pic. 7.105).
Disconnect the wiper motor connector.
Pic. 7.106. Removing the wiper mechanism fasteners: 1 - fastening bolts
Loosen the three bolts securing the mechanism (pic. 7.106).
Pic. 7.107. Loosening the fixing nut: 1 - fastening bolt
Loosen the fastening nut (pic. 7.107).
Remove the foot from the socket. Tilt and remove the mechanism.
Installation
Tilt the mechanism and set it in place.
Pic. 7.108. Mounting foot installation: 1 - fastening foot
Install the mounting tab without tightening the bolt (pic. 7.108).
Pic. 7.109. Installing mechanism mounting bolts: 1 - fastening bolts
Tighten the three mechanism mounting bolts (pic. 7.109).
Tighten the mechanism fastening bolts to the required torque of 8 Nm.
Install:
- air intake grille;
- lower side decorative windshield trims;
- air intake niche seal.
Attention! Before installing the wiper arms, make sure that the wiper motor is in the same position as the original position of the windshield wipers.
Attention! When installing wiper arms, make sure the arms are in good condition (no cracks or damage to the splines).
Clean the motor shaft splines.
Use new mounting nuts.
Install right lower arm with brush (passenger side) on the mark on the windshield.
Pic. 7.110. Installation of the lower and upper arms: 1 - lower arm; 2 - lower arm
Install the right upper arm (from the driver's side) according to the mark parallel to the air intake niche (pic. 7.110).
Torque tighten the wiper arm nuts to 21 Nm.
Note. The wiper arms are different from each other - the lever on the passenger side is more curved.
Connect the battery.
Connect the wiper motor connector.