8K
- 8
WINDSHIELD WIPER
AND
WASHER
SYSTEMS
•
CAUTION:
The use of a screwdriver or other prying
tool to remove an arm may distort it.
This
distortion
could
allow the arm to
come
off the pivot
shaft,
re
gardless
of how carefully it is installed.
INSTALLATION
With wiper motor in park position, mount arms on
pivot shafts. Choose a serration engagement which locates blades so that distance between the intersec
tion of arm and the blade and the weatherstrip is as shown in Fig. 5.
ADJUST WIPER ARM
SO
TIP OF
BLADE
IS
ABOVE
THE WEATHERSTRIP
IN
PARK
POSITION
AS
SHOWN
J908K-34
Fig.
5 Adjusting Wiper
Arms
WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect negative cable from battery.
(2) Disconnect wires from wiper motor.
(3) Remove motor mounting screws.
(4) Lower motor down far enough to gain access to
crank arm to drive link retainer bushing. (5) Remove crank arm from drive link by prying
retainer bushing from crank arm pin with a suitable size screwdriver.
(6) Remove motor.
(7) Remove nut attaching crank arm to motor
drive shaft.
(8) Remove crank arm.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position crank arm on motor drive shaft, mak
ing sure slot is indexed properly. Install mounting
nut and tighten to 11 N»m (95 in. lbs.) torque.
(2) Install crank arm pin in drive link retainer
bushing by snapping together with channel lock pli
ers.
(3) Position motor into place, install mounting
screws, and tighten to 6 N»m (55 in. lbs.) torque. (4) Connect wires to wiper motor. (5) Connect battery cable.
LINKAGE
REPLACEMENT
(Fig. 8)
CRANK
ARM
REMOVAL
(1) Remove wiper motor as previously described. (2) Remove nut attaching crank arm to motor
drive shaft.
(3) Remove crank arm.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position crank arm on motor drive shaft, mak
ing sure slot is indexed properly. Install mounting
nut and tighten to 11 N*m (95 in. lbs.) torque.
(2) Install wiper motor.
DRIVE LINK ASSEMBLY
LEFT
PIVOT
ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
(1) Remove wiper arms.
(2) Remove screws attaching louvered cowl cover
to cowl panel. (3) Remove cowl cover by pulling forward with a
slight upward movement.
(4) Reach through access hole and remove drive
link from right pivot by prying retainer bushing from pivot pin with a suitable size screwdriver.
(5) Remove crank arm from drive link by prying
retainer bushing from crank arm pin with a suitable size screwdriver.
(6) Remove left pivot mounting screws and let
pivot hang loose.
(7) Working through access holes remove drive
links and left pivot as an assembly. (8) Remove drive link from left pivot by prying re
tainer bushing from pivot pin with a suitable size screwdriver.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install left pivot pin in drive link retainer
bushing by snapping together with channel lock pli
ers.
(2) Maneuver drive links and pivot assembly
through access hole and position into place.
(3) Position left pivot into place, install mounting
screws and tighten to 11 N*m (95 in. lbs.) torque. (4) Install crank arm pin in drive link retainer
bushing by snapping together with channel lock pli
ers.
(5) Install right pivot pin in drive link retainer
bushing by snapping together with channel lock pli
ers.
(6) Position cowl cover into place, install mounting
screws and tighten securely. (7) Install wiper arms, refer to wiper arm adjust
ment procedure.
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
AND
WASHER
SYSTEMS
8K - S
BLADE
PIVOT
ASSEMBLY
WIPER MOTOR
RK755
Fig.
6 Wiper
Linkage
RIGHT PIVOT ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
(1) Remove wiper arms.
(2) Remove screws attaching louvered cowl cover
to dash panel. (3) Remove cowl cover by pulling forward with a
slight upward movement.
(4)
Reach through access hole and remove drive
link from right pivot by prying retainer bushing
from pivot pin with a suitable size screwdriver.
(5) Remove right pivot mounting screws.
(6) Remove pivot through access hole.
INSTALLATION (1) Position pivot into place, install mounting
screws, and tighten to 11 N*m (95 in. lbs.) torque. (2) Install right pivot pin in drive link retainer
bushing by snapping together with channel lock pli
ers.
(3) Position cowl cover into place, install mounting
screws and tighten securely.
(4)
Install wiper arms.
WIPER SWITCH REPLACEMENT
(1) Disconnect negative cable from battery.
(2) Remove tilt lever (Tilt column only).
(3) Remove both upper and lower steering column
covers.
(4)
Remove multifunction switch tamper proof
mounting screws.
(5) Gently pull switch away from column. Loosen
connector screw. The screw will remain in the con
nector.
(6) Remove wiring connector from multifunction
switch (Fig. 7).
HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
WINDSHIELD WASHER BUTTON
WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MULTI-FUNCTION
SWITCH
908J-9
Fig.
7 Multifunction
Switch
INSTALLATION
(1) Install wiring connector to switch and tighten
connector retaining screw to 2 Nnn (17 in. lbs.).
