Windscreen wiper motor - removal and refitting

Electrical system / Windscreen wiper motor - removal and refitting

1 Open the bonnet and disconnect the battery negative lead.

2 Remove the wiper arm and blade as previously described.

3 Prise off the sealing cover from around the drive spindle and then unscrew the drive spindle bezel nut.

4 Pull back the weathersealing strip from above the wiper motor location and remove the two screws which are exposed (photo).

25.4 Removing windscreen wiper motor mounting screws

5 Withdraw the motor/gearbox with protective cover from under the lip of the upper bulkhead. Disconnect the wiring plug (photos).

25.5A Windscreen wiper motor cover

25.5B Removing windscreen wiper motor

6 Refitting is a reversal of removal.

Fig. 9.6 Windscreen wiper motor components (Sec 25)

1 Gears
2 Crank arm
3 Shaft gear
4 Intermittent control unit 5 Motor yoke