Rear Wiper

Rear wiper
The rear wiper is driven directly from an electric motor located inside the tail door. The motor is mounted inside the tail door with two bolts, lock washers and washers. The motor mounting brackets have rubber inserts to prevent motor operating noise being transferred to the door structure. The motor spindle is fitted with a seal and protrudes through a hole in the tail door outer skin panel. The motor spindle is secured to the tail door with a washer and nut.

The motor output spindle has a taper splined shaft which allows for the attachment of the wiper arm which is secured with a nut. The wiper arm attachment to the splined shaft has a pivot to which the remainder of the arm is attached. The two parts of the arm are connected by a spring which controls the pressure of the blade on the window to a predetermined amount.

The wiper blade is attached to the wiper arms with a clip which allows the blade to pivot. The wiper blade comprises of a number of levers and yokes to which the rubber wiper is attached. The levers and yokes ensure that the pressure applied by the arm spring is evenly distributed along the full length of the blade. The rubber wiper is held in the yokes by a pair of stainless steel strips which also contribute to the even distribution of spring pressure along the blade.