Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Removal
1. Make sure the wiper blades are in their original position.
2. Disconnect the battery.
3. Remove the brush holders.
4. Remove the fairing grille, see the corresponding chapter.
5. Unscrew bolt 1, unscrew nut 2 and remove the front wall 3 of the fairing by pushing it upwards (see illustration).
6. Disconnect plug 1 of the windshield wiper motor power supply(see illustration).
7. Unscrew the bolts securing the wiper frame 2 (see arrows in illustration 17.6) and remove the frame together with the rods and the electric motor by pushing the frame upwards.
8. Press out the ball pin of the tie rod 1 (see arrow in illustration) using the VW 80-200 mount (see 2 in the illustration) or using a large screwdriver from the crank of an electric motor.
9. Unscrew nut 3 and disconnect crank 4 from the electric motor shaft (see illustration).
10. Unscrew the three bolts (see arrows in illustration 17.9) and disconnect the windshield wiper motor 5 from the frame.
Installation
Caution! Make sure that the electric motor is in the position corresponding to the parking position of the windshield wipers. If necessary, connect the plug and battery and let the electric motor run for a short time, then turn it off. The electric motor is reset to its original position after every second switch-off.
11. Secure the electric motor to the frame by tightening the mounting bolts to 8 Nm.
12. Install crank 4 on the electric motor shaft. The distance "a" to stop 6 should be 3±1 mm (see illustration). In this position of the crank, tighten nut 3 with a force of 18 Nm.
13. Secure the rod to the crank with a ball pin, locking it.
14. Install the frame together with the electric motor and rods in place. Make sure that pin 2 on the frame enters the rubber bushing 1 on the dividing wall (see illustration).
(The original can be found at: «vwmanual»)
15. Tighten the windshield wiper frame mounting bolts to the body with a torque of 8 Nm.
16. Connect the power plug of the wiper motor.
Installation of the remaining parts is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
17. Check the parking position of the wiper blades.
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