Wiper Arm: Service and Repair

Wiper Arms

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1331)

Removal

- Move the wiper arms to the service/winter position. Refer to=> [ Windshield Wiper System ] Windshield Wiper System.

- Open the hood and fold the wiper arms away from the windshield.

• Joint-free wiper blades are very flexible. When lifting the wiper blades away from the windshield, only grasp them in the area of the wiper blade mount.

- Use a screwdriver to pry the caps - arrows - from the wiper arms - A -.






- Release the mounting nut - arrow - without completely unscrewing it.






- Loosen the wiper arm - 1 - from the cone using sideways motions.

- Now completely unscrew the mounting nut and remove the wiper arm.

- Repeat this procedure on the front passenger side as necessary.

Installation

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal. Note the following:

• The wipers cannot be activated when the hood is open and the vehicle is at standstill.

- Close the hood.

• Move the wiper motor to the end position, switch on the ignition, and briefly press the steering column lever down 1x (single-wipe mode).

- Move the wiper motor to the end position.

- Switch the ignition off again once the wiper motor shuts off.

- Open the hood.

• Mounting nuts of wiper arms are to be tightened to tightening specification only after end position of windshield wiper blades has been set.

- Mount the wiper arms on the wiper arm shafts in the end position and tighten the mounting nuts - arrow - hand-tight.






- Adjust windshield wiper blade park position. Refer to=> [ Windshield Wiper Blades, Adjusting Park Position ] Adjustments.