Removing wiper arms
Moisten the windshield with water, then turn the wiper on and off until the wiper lever returns to its original position.
Remove the wire «masses» with battery.
Remove the wiper blades.
Use a thin bladed screwdriver to remove the cover at the base of the wiper arm.
Pic. 16–76. Windshield cleaner: 1 - nut; 2 - bolt
Unscrew the nut 1 securing the wiper arm a few turns (pic. 16–76).
By moving the wiper arm from side to side, loosen its fit on the axle, then unscrew the nut and remove the wiper arm.
Removing the windshield wiper motor
Remove the rubber seal from the hood upholstery panel.
Remove the left plastic wiper motor panel.
Pic. 16–77. Bonnet upholstery panel and washer nozzles: 1 - screw; 2 - bolt; 3 - hood upholstery panel; 4 - washer nozzles; 5 - hose; 6 - holders
Remove two screws 1 (pic. 16–77) and bolt 2; pulling forward, remove the hood upholstery panel from the two holders 6.
Disconnect the hose 5 from the washer nozzles 4 and remove the hood upholstery panel from the vehicle.
Unscrew bolts 2 (see fig. 16–76) securing the windshield wiper mechanism.
Disconnect the electrical connector from the wiper motor.
Remove the wiper mechanism from the vehicle.
Installing the windshield wiper motor
When installing a new wiper motor, install it in its original position. To do this, connect the electrical connector to the wiper motor, and the wire «masses» - to the battery. Briefly turn the windscreen wipers on and off. This will reset the wiper motor to its original position. Remove the wire «masses» from the battery and disconnect the electrical connector from the wiper motor.
Reinstall the windshield wiper mechanism and connect the electrical connector to the wiper motor.
Secure the windshield wiper mechanism with bolts, tightening them to a torque of 6 Nm.
Connect the hose to the washer nozzles.
Install the hood upholstery panel on the holders and fix it with screws and a bolt.
Install the rubber seal.
Installing wiper arms
Pic. 16–78. Starting position of the windshield wiper blades
Nominal values of angles, degrees:
- driver's side 6
- passenger side 6
Position the wiper arm so that the windshield wiper blade is on the windshield mark (pic. 16–78).
Secure the wiper arms with nuts, tightening them to 16 Nm.
Install the decorative caps on the nuts securing the wiper arms.
Check the angle of the wiper arm and adjust if necessary.
Checking the Angle of the Wiper Arm
Warning: Checking the angle of the wiper arm should be carried out in case of poor glass cleaning or noise during operation of the brushes.
Turn the windshield wipers on and off, while the wiper arms will return to their original position. Remove the wiper blades.
Pic. 16–79. Check and adjustment of a tilt angle of the screen wiper lever: 1 – a wrench; 2 – the screen wiper lever; 3 - tool VW 3358
Lever 2 (pic. 16–79) insert the windshield wiper into the HAZET 4851–1 or VW 3358 tool and secure with the bolt.
If adjustment is necessary, carefully turn the tool VW 3358 with a wrench 1 until the arrow on the scale is set to the required value.
Remove the tool VW 3358, install and fix the wiper blades.
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