Cowl Moulding / Trim: Service and Repair

Cowl Panel Grille

Special Service Tools

Removal

1. Remove the RH windshield moulding.
2. Remove both nut covers from the 2 windshield wiper pivot arms and remove the 2 nuts.







3. Remove both windshield wiper pivot arms from the pivot shafts.
4. Using special tool, remove and discard the windshield wiper pivot arm aluminum boss from the 2 pivot shafts.







5. Remove the 2 plastic inserts from the windshield wiper pivot arm pivot shafts.
6. Release the 2 drain tubes from the underside of the cowl panel grille.







7. Release the 4 cowl panel grille clips and reposition away from the pivot shafts.
8. Remove the cowl panel grille.
^ Reposition the cowl panel grille away from the LH windshield moulding.

Installation

1. Install the cowl panel grille.
^ Reposition below the LH windshield moulding and secure with the clips.

2. Secure the drain tubes to the cowl panel grille.
3. Install the plastic inserts to the windshield wiper pivot arm pivot shafts.
4. Install a new aluminum boss to each windshield wiper pivot arm pivot shaft.
5. Install both windshield wiper pivot arms to the pivot shafts.
^ Install a new nut but do not tighten the nut fully at this stage.

6. Align the special tool between points A and B on the windshield wiper pivot arm.
^ Align the face of the windshield wiper pivot arm to the special tool angle of 86 degrees.







7. Retaining an 86 degrees angle, set the respective windshield wiper pivot arm to the dimension shown.
^ Passenger side C = 58 mm (2.283 inches). Drivers side D = 40.5 mm (1.594 inches).
^ The measurement must be taken from the plenum chamber glass seal, to the lip of the windshield wiper blade adjacent to the windshield wiper pivot arm fulcrum.







8. Tighten the windshield wiper pivot arm nuts.
^ Tighten the nuts to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.).

9. Install both windshield wiper pivot arm nut covers.
10. Install the RH windshield moulding.