Front Removal and Installation
Windshield Wiper Removal and InstallationRemoval
1. Disconnect negative (-) cable at battery.
2. Remove wiper pivot caps (1) and wiper arm nuts (2), and remove windshield wiper arms with wiper blades (3).
3. Remove cowl top garnish.
4. Disconnect coupler from windshield wiper motor.
5. Remove bolts (1), and remove windshield wiper assembly (2).
Installation
1. Install windshield wiper assembly (1), and tighten bolts ("1"-"3") according to numerical order shown in figure.
Tightening torque
Windshield wiper bolt a: Tighten 8.5 Nm (0.85 kgf-m, 6.5 lb-ft) by specified procedure
2. Connect coupler to windshield wiper motor.
3. Install cowl top garnish.
4. Install windshield wiper arms with wiper blades (1) to specified position as shown in figure, and then tighten windshield wiper nuts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Windshield wiper arm nut a: 14 Nm (1.4 kg-m, 10.5 lb-ft)
5. Install wiper pivot caps (2) to windshield wiper arm nuts
6. Connect negative (-) cable to battery.