Rear Wiper Motor: Removal

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the rear wiper arm from the rear wiper motor output shaft. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/REAR WIPERS/WASHERS/REAR WIPER ARM - REMOVAL) .

Remove the nut that secures the threaded sleeve of the rear wiper motor output shaft to the outside of the liftglass. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Rear Wiper Motor Output Shaft

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1 - WASHER

2 - NUT

3 - GROMMET

4 - STUD

5 - LIFTGLASS

6 - REAR WASHER NOZZLE

7 - REAR WIPER MOTOR OUTPUT SHAFT

Remove the washer from the rear wiper motor output shaft sleeve.
Remove the trim cover from the rear wiper motor on the inside of the liftglass. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/REAR WIPERS/WASHERS/REAR WIPER MOTOR TRIM COVER - REMOVAL) .
Disconnect the hardtop wire harness connector for the rear wiper motor from the motor pigtail wire connector.

Remove the nut and washer that secures the rear wiper motor bracket insulator to the stud on the liftglass. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Rear Wiper Motor Bracket

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1 - BRACKET

2 - INSULATOR

3 - RIGHT LIFTGLASS HINGE

4 - LIFTGLASS

5 - WASHER

6 - STUD

7 - NUT

Remove the washer from the stud that secures the rear wiper motor bracket insulator to the liftglass.
From the inside of the liftglass, gently pull the rear wiper motor away from the liftglass until the output shaft clears the rubber grommet in the liftglass output shaft hole.
Remove the rear wiper motor and mounting bracket from the liftglass as a unit.
Remove the rubber grommet from the outside of the liftglass output shaft hole.