Windscreen wiper motor and linkage - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Remove the wiper arms and blades as
described in Section 17.
2 Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
3 Remove the nut covers, the fixing nuts, washers and spacers from the pivot shafts.
4 Disconnect the wiper motor wiring at the multi-pin plugs.
5 Unscrew the two fixing bolts and withdraw the motor complete with linkage from the engine compartment (see illustration).
18.5 Windscreen wiper motor fixing bolts (arrowed)
6 Remove the spacers from the pivot shafts.
7 The motor can be separated from the linkage by removing the nut from the crankarm and then unbolting the motor from the mounting.
Refitting
8 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but
connect the motor crankarm when the link is
aligned with it as shown (see illustration).
18.8 Windscreen wiper crankarm alignment for refitting
See also:
Crankshaft front oil seal - renewal
Note: A suitable puller will be required to
remove the crankshaft pulley. A new
crankshaft pulley bolt, and a new lower timing
chain cover gasket, must be used on refitting.
1 The crankshaft front ...
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1 Remove the distributor cap and the rotor
arm.
2 Apply a couple of drops of light oil to the
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Trailer towing
Your vehicle is capable of towing a trailer up to 454 kg (1,000 lbs.) gross
trailer weight with a maximum tongue load of 45 kg (100 lbs.). Do not
tow a trailer until your vehicle has been driven at ...
