Windshield Wiper Arm

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm VAG1331
• Puller - Wiper Arm Kit T10369

Removal 

-- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.

-- Pry out the caps -arrow- with a screwdriver.

Fig 1: Identifying Wiper Arm Caps

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

-- Slide the arms of the Puller - Wiper Arm Kit T10369/1 -2- under the wiper arm -4- as shown in the figure.

Fig 2: Identifying T10369/1 Connected To Wiper Arm

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-- Turn the pressure bolt -1- for the Puller - Wiper Arm Kit T10369/1 clockwise until the thrust piece -3- makes contact wit the wiper arm shaft. Turn the pressure bolt -1- for the Puller - Wiper Arm Kit T10369/1 clockwise with a hex socket wrench until the windshield wiper arm -4- comes loose off the shaft.

-- Remove the Puller - Wiper Arm Kit T10369/1 and the windshield wiper arm.

Installation 

Tighten the windshield wiper arm mounting nuts to the specification only after setting the windshield wiper blade park position.

-- Deactivate the alternating park position function, refer to WIPER MOTOR ALTERNATING PARK POSITION FUNCTION, DEACTIVATING .

-- Turn on the ignition and then switch the windshield on and off so that the Windshield Wiper Motor -V- goes into its park position.

-- Mount both wiper arms on the windshield wiper arm shafts and tighten the nuts -arrows- hand-tight.

Fig 3: Identifying Wiper Arm Caps

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-- Adjust the windshield wiper arms, refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS, ADJUSTING .

-- Install the cover and the trim.