Wiper Arm: Service and Repair
Removal and Installation of Front Wiper Arms, Adjustment of Wiper Arms Stop LocationREMOVAL
1. Turn front wiper switch ON to operate wiper motor, and then turn front wiper switch OFF (auto stop).
2. Open hood, remove front wiper arm caps, and remove front wiper arm nuts.
3. Raise front wiper arms, and remove front wiper arms from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean up the pivot area as shown in the figure. This will reduce possibility of front wiper arm nuts looseness.
2. Prior to front wiper arms installation, turn front wiper switch ON to operate wiper motor, and then turn front wiper switch OFF (auto stop).
3. Lift the blade up and then set it down onto windshield glass surface to set the blade center to clearance "L1" & "L2" immediately.
4. Tighten front wiper arm nuts to specified torque.
Front wiper arm nuts Torque: 23.6 N.m (2.4 kg-m, 17 ft-lb)
5. Spray washer fluid. Turn front wiper switch ON to operate wiper motor, and then turn front wiper switch OFF (auto stop).
6. Make sure that wiper blades stop within clearance "L1" & "L2".
7. Install front wiper arm caps.
Clearance "L1": 47.1 - 62.1 mm (1.854 - 2.445 in)
Clearance "L2": 32.1 - 47.1 mm (1.264 - 1.854 in)
7. Install front wiper arm caps.