Rear Wiper Arm Replacement

REMOVAL

Fig.8 Rear Wiper Arm Remove/Install:

1. Lift the rear wiper arm pivot cover by lifting it at the rear wiper motor output shaft end of the arm.
2. Remove the nut that secures the rear wiper arm to the rear wiper motor output shaft.
3. Lift the rear wiper arm far enough to engage the over-center arm hinge in its upright position to hold the wiper blade off of the liftgate.

Wiper Arm Puller:

4. Use a battery terminal puller to disengage the wiper arm from the rear wiper motor output shaft splines.
5. Remove the rear wiper arm pivot end from the motor output shaft.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: Always install the wiper arm and blade with the wiper motor in the Park position.

1. The rear wiper arm must be indexed to the motor output shaft with the rear wiper motor in the park position to be properly installed. Place the wiper arm onto the liftgate with the wiper arm support positioned on the park ramp and the pivot hole on the end of the arm positioned over the rear wiper motor output shaft.

Fig.10 Rear Wiper Arm Installation:

2. Position the ridge of the wiper arm support on the liftgate park ramp in the installation Position.
3. With the wiper arm in the installation Position, push the pivot hole on the end of the wiper arm down over the rear wiper motor output shaft.
4. Install and tighten the nut that secures the rear wiper arm to the rear wiper motor output shaft. Tighten the nut to 18 Nm (160 in. lbs.).
5. Close the rear wiper arm pivot cover.
6. Lift the rear wiper arm support away from the park ramp, then place the wiper arm support in the park ramp in the Park Position.