Wiper motor removal

[Ballsy]

Anybody got a muppets guide for removing the wiper motor? got the new one comming tomorrow so i want to get it fitted asap

Ive taken the engine cover off, airbox, header tank/header tank bracket and took the 2 bolts out that hold the motor in place but can see how the motor disconncts for the metal coil that attaches it to the actual wipers.

Oh and the fuel cooler rail, does the aircon run thru this tube aswell? theres 2 petrol hoses on the top of the cylender and 2 metal pipes (aircon mabye??) one at each end, can i just unscrew these and fit the new one?

Cheers

[Ballsy]

alinton said:

I've literally just finished repairing my motor and putting it back in.

I guess you've undone the large brass nut?

I couldn't work out how to disconnect the flexible rod from the motor. So I took the motor cover off, and removed the circlip that holds the flat rod onto the white gear wheel. then took the motor out leaving that bit hanging there.

Does that make sense? There must be a way of disconnecting it but I couldn't see how!

Thats exactly the way i done it, altho the new one i got had the metal rod already attached and the cover hadnt been opened, to get to the metal rod/wipers i would have had to take the small panel off thats rivited on which is nae gid

By the way what did you do to fix your wiper motor??

[Ballsy]

i actually replaced the whole unit on mine not just the parking switch

[Ballsy]

alinton said:

Ah guys its not that difficult! Removing the battery helps but isn't completely necessary.

Remove bonnet stay bracket, bracket that holds expansion tank, remove top hose from tank, lift tank, remove bottom hose (a flexible drive with an 8mm socket on the end is useful here).

Remove U-clamp from motor (deep sockets useful for this), remove windscreen wipers, pull motor out a little, loosen large brass nut. Unplug electrical cable.

Withdraw motor, pulling flexible drive from tube - the wiper shafts will spin as you do this, thats why you removed the wipers.

With motor on table, remove cover (not necessary but makes it easier), unclup old electrical socket/parking switch assemble and clip new one in.

Reassembly (to use the time-honoured Haynes phrase) is the reversal of removal.

A.

Thats just about exactly what i done when i removed mine apart from the bottom expansion tank hose, you can just push it forward into the space where the airbox was and the wiper motor comes out.

Didnt know about taking the wipers off and just pulling the cord out tho, i dissasembled the old motor still on the car to take the rod off. I take it that if you just pull it out that it just pushes back in easily??