Procedures

REMOVAL

Wiper Arm Remove/Install:

1. Disconnect the washer nozzle hose from the elbow fitting on the cowl top panel near the pivot end of the wiper arm.

CAUTION: The use of a screwdriver or other prying tool to remove a wiper arm may distort it. This distortion could allow the arm to come off of the wiper pivot during wiper operation, regardless of how carefully it is reinstalled.

2. Unsnap the end of the pivot cover from the wiper blade pivot end, then pull the cover away from the wiper arm hinge pin to remove the cover from the wiper blade.
3. Remove the nut that secures the wiper arm to the wiper pivot shaft.

Wiper Arm Puller - Typical:

4. If necessary, use a suitable battery terminal puller to disengage the wiper arm from the wiper pivot shaft.
5. Remove the wiper arm pivot end from the wiper pivot shaft.

INSTALLATION

NOTE:
- Be certain that the wiper motor is in the park position before attempting to install the wiper arms. Turn the ignition switch to the On position and move the right (wiper) control stalk of the multifunction switch to its Off position. If the wiper pivots move, wait until they stop moving, then turn the ignition switch back to the Off position. The wiper motor is now in its park position.
- The wiper arms and wiper blades for this model are both unequal in length, with the longer arm and blade being installed on the left (driver) side of the windshield.

1. The wiper arms must be indexed to the wiper pivot shafts with the wiper motor in the park position to be properly installed. Position the wiper arm pivot ends onto the wiper pivots so that the lower edge of the wiper arm tip is aligned with the black wiper alignment line located near the lower edge of the windshield glass.
2. Once the wiper blade is aligned, lift the wiper arm away from the windshield slightly to relieve the spring tension on the pivot end and push the pivot hole in the pivot end of the arm down firmly and evenly over the wiper pivot shaft. Gently lower the wiper arm until the wiper blade rests on the glass.
3. Install and tighten the nut that secures the wiper arm to the wiper pivot shaft. Tighten the nut to 24 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
4. Wet the windshield glass, then operate the wipers. Move the right (wiper) control stalk of the multifunction switch to the Off position, then check for the correct wiper arm position and readjust as required.
5. Engage the pivot cover with the wiper arm hinge pin, then push the pivot end of the cover down firmly and evenly until it snaps over the wiper blade pivot end.
6. Reconnect the washer nozzle hose to the elbow fitting on the cowl top panel near the pivot end of the wiper arm.