1994 JEEP CHEROKEE windshield wipers

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INDEX
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Diagnosing Windshield Wipers............... 11
Diagnosing Intermittent Windshield Washer..... 12
Diagnosing Non-Intermittent Windshield Washer . 12
Diagnosing Rear Wiper/Washer.............. 14
Front Wiper Arm and Pivot Assembly Replacement . 9
Front Wiper Arm Replacement............... 8
Front Wiper Blade Replacement.............. 8
Front Wiper Motor........................ 10Front Wipers/Washers General Information...... 8
Rear Washer Pump Replacement............ 13
Rear Wiper Arm Replacement............... 12
Rear Wiper Motor Replacement.............. 13
Rear Wiper Switch Replacement............. 13
Rear Wiper/Washer Switch Testing........... 14
Washer Nozzle Replacement................ 13
Washer Pump Replacement................ 11
FRONT WIPERS/WASHERS GENERAL
INFORMATION
The non-intermittent windshield wiper circuit con-
tains three components; control switch, motor and
washer pump. The intermittent circuit contains the
same components and a wiper module that provides
the delay function. Both circuits receive battery feed
from and are protected by a 5.3 amp circuit breaker.
In the non-intermittent wiper circuit, the switch
connects the motor directly to ignition feed for low
and high speed operation. In the intermittent circuit,
the switch supplies ignition feed to the delay module,
which then supplies the motor. In the delay position,
the module is connected with the variable resistor in
the wiper switch. The value of the resistance is used
by the solid state module to charge a capacitor,
which triggers the amount of delay between wipes.
The wiper motor has an arrangement of brushes
providing the two wiper speeds. When the wipers are
turned off, the park switch maintains current to the
motor until the wipers reach the park position on the
windshield.
The washer pump receives ignition feed either di-
rectly from the wiper switch or from the intermittent
module. In either case the electric motor will drive
the washer pump.
The wiper motor is mounted on the lower left cor-
ner of the windshield.
FRONT WIPER BLADE REPLACEMENT
Rotate the wiper blade release (Fig. 1) clockwise.
This will release the wiper blade from the pivot pin.
CAUTION: Take care to ensure that the wiper arm
does not strike the windshield after the wiper blade
has been removed.
To install, place the blade assembly on the wiper
arm and snap the blade assembly into position.
FRONT WIPER ARM REPLACEMENT
(1) Pull the wiper arm forward.
(2) Insert an ice pick type tool into the hole (Fig.
2).
Fig. 1 Wiper Blade Removal
Fig. 2 Wiper Arm Removal/Installation
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(3) Grasp the wiper arm above the pivot nut.
(4) Pull and remove the wiper arm assembly.
(5) To install, push the wiper arm over the pivot
shaft. Be sure the pivot shaft is in the park position
and the wiper arm is positioned correctly on the
windshield (Fig. 3).
FRONT WIPER ARM AND PIVOT ASSEMBLY
REPLACEMENT
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the left and right wiper arms.
(2) Remove the nuts attaching the pivots to the
windshield frame.
(3) Remove the necessary hard or soft top compo-
nents from the windshield frame.
(4) Remove the windshield holddown bolts in the
lower corners of the instrument panel and fold the
windshield forward.
(5) Remove wiper motor mounting screws (Fig. 4).
(6) Disconnect wiper linkage drive arm (Fig. 5).
(7) Remove motor wiring clip from base of wind-
shield frame.
(8) Remove 4 inboard screws holding seal to bot-
tom of windshield frame (protruding screw ends in-
terfere with pivot link removal and installation).
(9) Grasp motor and pull motor and drive arm out
of access hole (Fig. 6).
(10) Remove pivot shaft assembly through access
hole.
(11) Pry drive arm off the motor pivot. DO NOT
remove pivot attaching nut (Fig. 7).
INSTALLATION
(1) Install wiper linkage drive arm onto motor
(Fig. 8).
(2) Install pivot shaft assembly in windshield
frame.
(3) Install motor and drive arm in windshield
frame.
(4) Install weatherstrip screws.
(5) Connect wiper linkage drive arm to pivot shaft
(Fig. 9).
Fig. 3 Wiper Arm Positioning
Fig. 4 Remove Wiper Motor Mounting Screws
Fig. 5 Disconnect Drive Arm
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(6) Install motor mounting screws. Tighten screws
to 10.5 Nzm (96 in. lbs.).
Be sure wire harness is not pinched or cut when
windshield frame is rotated to upright position.
(7) Raise windshield to upright position and install
left and right windshield holddown bolts.
(8) Install nuts attaching pivots to windshield
frame. Tighten nuts to 10 Nzm (7.5 ft. lbs.).(9) Turn wipers on to allow motor to cycle to park
position.
(10) Install left and right wiper arms (Fig. 3).
(11) Install necessary top components on wind-
shield frame.
FRONT WIPER MOTOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the necessary hard or soft top compo-
nents from the windshield frame.
Fig. 6 Remove Wiper Motor and Drive Arm
Fig. 7 Drive Arm Removal
Fig. 8 Install Drive Arm On Motor
Fig. 9 Connect Drive Arm To Pivot Shaft
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(2) Remove the windshield holddown bolts in the
lower corners of the instrument panel.
(3) Remove wiper motor mounting screws (Fig. 4).
(4) Remove wiper motor harness retaining clip lo-
cated on bottom of windshield.
(5) Disconnect the wiper linkage drive arm (Fig. 5)
(6) Grasp the motor and pull the motor and drive
arm out of the access hole (Fig. 6).
(7) Pry the drive arm off the motor pivot. DO NOT
remove the pivot attaching nut (Fig. 7).
(8) Remove 2 screws holding intermittent wipe
module bracket to bottom of instrument panel.
(9) Reach up behind instrument panel and discon-
nect wiper motor harness.
(10) Remove wiper motor.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install wire harness through hole in top of in-
strument panel.
(2) Connect wiper motor connector behind instru-
ment panel.
(3) Install intermittent wipe module bracket to
bottom of instrument panel.
(4) Turn wipers on to allow motor to cycle to park
position.
(5) Install wiper linkage drive arm onto motor
(Fig. 8).
(6) Install motor and drive arm in the windshield
frame.
(7) Connect wiper linkage drive arm to pivot shaft
(Fig. 9).
(8) Install motor mounting screws. Tighten screws
to 10.5 Nzm (96 in. lbs.).
(9) Install wire harness retaining clip on bottom of
windshield.
Be sure wire harness is not pinched or cut when
windshield frame is rotated to upright position.
(10) Raise windshield to upright position and in-
stall left and right windshield holddown bolts.
(11) Install the necessary top components on wind-
shield frame.
WASHER PUMP REPLACEMENT
(1) Remove 3 washer reservoir mounting screws
(Fig. 10).
(2) Disconnect hose(s) from pump.
(3) Drain washer reservoir.
(4) Using a deep socket, remove filter nut from
bottom inside reservoir and remove pump.
(5) Reverse the removal procedure to install a new
pump.
DIAGNOSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS
(1) Remove in-line circuit breaker near fuse block
and turn ignition switch to ACCESSORY or ON.²Measure voltage at battery side of circuit breaker
cavity. Meter should read battery voltage. If not, re-
pair wiring from ignition switch.
²Measure resistance across circuit breaker termi-
nals. Meter should read zero ohms. If not, replace
failed circuit breaker.
(2) Unplug wiper motor side wiring harness con-
nector from wiper switch side harness connector
(non-intermittent), or from intermittent wiper mod-
ule at base of steering column. Turn ignition switch
to ACCESSORY or ON.
²Measure voltage at unplugged wiper motor side
harness connector terminal D. Meter should read
battery voltage. If not, repair wiring from circuit
breaker.
²Turn ignition switch to OFF and measure resis-
tance from unplugged wiper motor side harness con-
nector terminal G to ground. Meter should read zero
ohms. If not, repair wiring to ground.
(3) Leave ignition switch in OFF, and back probe
wiring harness connector at wiper motor. Measure
resistance from terminal E of wiper motor side of
connector to ground. Meter should read zero ohms. If
not, repair wiring to ground.
(4) If equipped with intermittent wipers, turn igni-
tion switch to ACCESSORY or ON. Turn wiper
switch to LOW or HIGH. Unplug wiring harness con-
nector (wiper switch side) from intermittent wiper
module. Then plug both connectors that have been
removed from intermittent wiper module into each
other.
Fig. 10 YJ Washer Reservoir and Pump
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CAUTION: DO NOT move the wiper switch to DE-
LAY with the intermittent wiper module removed
from the circuit. If the switch is moved to the DE-
LAY position during the next step, the switch will
be damaged.
²Test wiper operation in LOW and HIGH speed
modes, and test washer operation. If these modes
were inoperative, but are OK now, replace failed in-
termittent wiper module.
(4) To test the wiper/washer switch, see Wiper
Switch Testing. Turn ignition switch to OFF. Posi-
tion the wiper switch as indicated, and back probe
switch side of wiper switch connector. If switch tests
OK, go to step 5. If not, replace switch and go to step
6.
(5) To further test the wiper/washer switch, turn
ignition switch to ACCESSORY or ON. Position the
wiper switch as indicated in the tests below, and
back probe switch side of wiper switch connector.
²Measure voltage at terminal E with wiper switch
in LOW, MIST and with washer switch depressed.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, replace
switch.
²Measure voltage at connector terminal C with
wiper switch in HIGH. Meter should read battery
voltage. If not, replace switch.
²With wiper switch in LOW or HIGH, measure
voltage at connector terminal F, then move wiper
switch to OFF. Meter shold read battery voltage un-
til wipers park and then zero volts. If OK, go to step
6. If not, check wiring to wiper motor, then go to step
6.
(6) To test the wiper motor, turn the ignition
switch to ACCESSORY or ON. Position the wiper
switch and back probe the motor connector as indi-
cated.
²Wiper switch in any position, measure voltage at
terminal B. Meter should read battery voltage. If not,
repair wiring from circuit breaker.
²Wiper switch in LOW, measure voltage at termi-
nal A. Meter should read battery voltage. If OK, but
wipers do not operate, replace failed wiper motor. If
not, repair wiring from switch or intermittent wiper
module connector.
²Wiper switch in HIGH, measure voltage at termi-
nal H. Meter should read battery voltage. If OK, but
wipers do not operate, replace failed wiper motor. If
not, repair wiring from switch or intermittent wiper
module connector.
²Wiper switch in LOW or HIGH, voltmeter con-
nected to terminal D. Turn wiper switch to OFF and
observe meter. Meter should read battery voltage
when switch goes to OFF, then zero volts after wip-
ers park. If battery voltage is present, but wipers fail
to park; or, if no battery voltage present, replace
failed wiper motor.DIAGNOSING NON-INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD
WASHER
Refer to Group 8W - Wiring Diagrams.
(1) Measure resistance from washer pump connec-
tor terminal B to a clean chassis ground. Meter
should read zero ohms. If not, repair open between
terminal B and ground.
(2) Turn ignition switch to ON and press washer
switch.
²Measure voltage at switch connector terminal B.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, replace
wiper/washer switch.
²Measure voltage at washer pump connector termi-
nal A. Meter should read battery voltage. If OK, re-
place pump. If not, repair open between switch
connector and pump connector.
DIAGNOSING INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD
WASHER
Refer to Group 8W - Wiring Diagrams.
(1) Measure resistance from washer pump connec-
tor terminal B to a clean chassis ground. Meter
should read zero ohms. If not, repair open between
terminal B and ground.
(2) Turn ignition switch to ON and rotate washer
switch tab forward.
²Measure voltage at wiper/washer switch connector
terminal B located at intermittent wipe module.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, replace
wiper switch.
²Measure voltage at intermittent wipe module con-
nector terminal B (to washer pump). Meter should
read battery voltage. If not, replace intermittent
wipe module.
²Measure voltage at washer pump connector termi-
nal A. Meter should read battery voltage. If OK, re-
place pump. If not, repair open from intermittent
wipe module connector terminal B.
REAR WIPER ARM REPLACEMENT
(1) Install wiper arm remover, Snap On A192 or
equivalent, on wiper arm (Fig. 11). Lift arm and then
remove from pivot shaft.
CAUTION: Do not use a screwdriver or other prying
tool to remove an arm. This may distort it in a way
that will allow it to come off the pivot shaft in the
future, despite how carefully it is installed. NEVER
push or bend the spring clip in the base of the arm
in an attempt to release the arm. This clip is self re-
leasing.
(2) To install, reverse the removal procedure.
(3) Wet the window and check the park position by
operating the wiper motor several times.
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REAR WASHER PUMP REPLACEMENT
The washer pump for the rear window is located
next to the front washer pump on the washer reser-
voir in the engine compartment (Fig. 12). For re-
placement refer to the front washer pump
replacement procedure.
REAR WIPER SWITCH REPLACEMENT
(1) Remove the instrumentation shroud; see In-
strument Panel, Indicator Bezel Replacement.
(2) Remove the switch housing panel.
(3) Unplug the switch connector. Slightly depress
the switch mounting tabs and remove the switch
(Fig. 13).
REAR WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT
(1) Remove wiper arm from motor (refer to Wiper
Arm Replacement).
(2) Remove pivot shaft retaining nut.
(3) Remove motor trim cover (Fig. 14).
(4) Disconnect electrical connector (Fig. 15).
(5) Remove hinge nut holding motor to top.
(6) To install, reverse the removal procedures.
WASHER NOZZLE REPLACEMENT
(1) From inside the vehicle remove the motor trim
cover.
(2) Remove the washer hose from the back of the
washer nozzle.
(3) Remove the nut holding the nozzle to the glass.
(4) Install the new washer nozzle.
Fig. 11 Removing Liftgate Wiper Arm
Fig. 12 Rear Washer Pump
Fig. 13 Rear Wiper Switch
Fig. 14 Rear Wiper Motor Cover
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DIAGNOSING REAR WIPER/WASHER
Refer to Group 8W - Wiring Diagrams.
(1) Turn ignition switch to ON and rear wiper/
washer switch to WASH.
²Measure voltage at switch connector terminal P.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, check 20
amp, fuse #1.
²Measure voltage at switch connector terminal B.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, replace
switch.
²Measure voltage at switch connector terminal A.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, replace
switch.
(2) Turn ignition switch to ON and unplug rear
washer pump connector.
²Measure resistance at pump connector black wire
to ground. Meter should read zero ohms (ignition
OFF). If not, repair open to ground.
²Measure voltage at pump connector brown/white
wire, switch in WASH. Meter should read battery
voltage. If OK, replace pump. If not, check wiring.
(3) Turn ignition switch to ON, unplug rear wiper
motor connector and place wiper switch in WIPE.
²Measure resistance at motor connector terminal B
to ground. Meter should read zero ohms. If not, re-
pair open to ground.
²Measure voltage at motor connector terminal A.
Meter should read battery voltage. If not, check wir-
ing to fuse.
²Measure voltage at motor connector terminal C.
Meter should read battery voltage. If OK, replace
motor. If not, repair open to switch.
REAR WIPER/WASHER SWITCH TESTING
Fig. 15 Rear Wiper Motor
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WIPER CONTROL SWITCH REPLACEMENT
(1) Disconnect negative cable from battery.
(2) Remove horn button with a push and turn mo-
tion.
(3) Remove horn button components (Fig. 1).
(4) Turn ignition switch to the LOCK position and
remove the steering wheel nut and washer.
(5) Scribe an alignment mark on the steering in
line with the mark already existing on the end of the
steering column.
(6) Remove vibration damper from the steering col-
umn hub, if equipped.
(7) Remove steering wheel using a steering wheel
puller. DO NOT hammer on puller or end of steering
shaft.
WARNING: TO REMOVE THE STEERING SHAFT
SNAP RING IN THE FOLLOWING STEP, THE LOCK-
PLATE MUST BE COMPRESSED. DO NOT AT-
TEMPT TO REMOVE THE LOCKPLATE WITHOUT
COMPRESSOR TOOL C4156 AS THE LOCKPLATE
IS UNDER HEAVY SPRING TENSION.
(8) Compress lockplate with compressor tool
C4156.
(9) Remove steering shaft snap ring (Fig. 2). Dis-
card snap ring. It is not reusable.
(10) Remove compressor tool.
(11) Remove lockplate, cancelling cam, and upper
bearing preload spring.
(12) Remove horn button components from cancel-
ing cam.(13) Remove screw and hazard warning switch
knob.
(14) Remove dimmer switch actuator arm attach-
ing screw (Fig. 3).
(15) Remove turn/hazard switch attaching screws
(Fig. 3).
(16)XJRemove lower instrument panel cover trim
panel.
Fig. 1 Steering Wheel Removal/Installation
Fig. 2 Lockplate Removal
Fig. 3 Turn/Hazard Switch And Dimmer Actuating
Arm Screws
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