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Body electrical system 12.9
12.2a Pull off the weatherstrip . . . 12.2b . . . and remove the plastic cover
from over the windscreen wiper motor
Note: Make sure the ignition and all
accessories are switched off before
commencing work.
Removal
1 Open the tailgate and carefully prise off the
inner trim panel.
2 Remove the wiper arm as described in
Section 11, then unscrew the spindle outer
nut and remove the spacers (see
illustrations).
12.3
2 Wiper blade
3 Pull rods
4 Wiper bearing
5 Windscreen wiper frame
6 Parking position
7 Wiper motor
the spindle, aligning the wiper blade with the
tape fitted on removal. Refit and tighten the
spindle nut then close the hinged cover.
3 Mark the wiper motor crank and spindle in
relation to each other, then unscrew the nut
and remove the crank from the motor spindle
(see illustration).
4 Disconnect the wiring multi-plug.
5 Unscrew the bolts and withdraw the wiper
motor from the frame.
6 To remove the linkage, unscrew the bearing
nuts and remove the spacers.
7 Unscrew the frame mounting bolt, then
withdraw the assembly from the bulkhead.
Refitting
8 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but when
Removal
1 Remove the wiper arms as described in the
previous Section.
2 Pull the weatherstrip from the front of the fitting the crank to the spindle (motor in
plenum chamber and remove the plastic parked position) make sure that the marks are
cover (see illustrations).
aligned.
13.2a Unscrew the tailgate wiper motor
outer nut . . .
13.2b . . . and remove the spacer