Wiper Linkage

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Item Number	Description
1	Link rod
2	Link rod
3	Driver side spindle housing
4	Connecting rod
5	Motor assembly
6	Passenger side spindle housing and motor mounting

The wiper linkage and motor assembly are available as separate components. The wiper linkage and motor differs between LH and RH drive models.

The assembly is located below the leafscreen in the engine compartment and is secured with bushes, sleeves and bolts. The rubber bushes isolate the assembly from the body mountings.

The linkage assembly comprises a main tube, with a spindle housing at each end. The motor is attached directly to the passenger side spindle housing. A motor crank is positively attached to the motor output shaft. One link rod links the motor crank to the passenger spindle crank. The other link rod links the driver spindle crank to the passenger spindle crank. Drive is supplied from the motor to the driver spindle crank and then to the passenger spindle crank.

The motor crank converts rotary motion from the motor output shaft into linear movement of the link rods. The cranks, connected between the each link rod and spindle housing, convert the linear motion to reciprocating motion at the spindle housing. This reciprocating motion is passed to the wiper arms and blades causing the blades to wipe an arc across the windshield.