Installation
WIPER / WASHER: FRONT WIPER MOTOR: INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the windshield wiper motor assembly with the 3 bolts.
Torque: 5.4 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 48 in-lbf)
(b) Connect the connector.
(c) Apply new electrical tape to the wire harness.
HINT: For the area where the electrical tape was removed, apply new electrical tape so that the wire harness is firmly attached to the board.
(d) Apply MP grease to the crank arm pivot of the windshield wiper motor assembly.
(e) Connect the rod of the windshield wiper link assembly to the crank arm pivot of the windshield wiper motor assembly.
2. INSTALL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND LINK ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the windshield wiper motor and link assembly with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 5.5 Nm (56 kgf-cm, 49 in-lbf)
(b) Connect the connector.
3. INSTALL COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVER LH
(a) Engage the clip and 8 claws, to install the cowl top ventilator louver LH.
4. INSTALL CENTER NO. 1 COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVER
(a) Engage the clip and 14 claws, to install the center No. 1 cowl top ventilator louver.
5. INSTALL HOOD TO COWL TOP SEAL
(a) Engage the 7 clips to install the hood to cowl top seal.
6. INSTALL FRONT WIPER ARM AND BLADE ASSEMBLY RH
(a) Operate the wiper and stop the windshield wiper motor at the automatic stop position.
(b) Clean the wiper arm serrations.
(c) When reinstalling:
(1) Clean the wiper pivot serrations with a wire brush.
(d) Install the front wiper arm and blade assembly RH with the nut to the position shown in the illustration.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)
HINT: Hold the arm hinge by hand to fasten the nut.
7. INSTALL FRONT WIPER ARM AND BLADE ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Operate the wiper and stop the windshield wiper motor at the automatic stop position.
(b) Clean the wiper arm serrations.
(c) When reinstalling:
(1) Clean the wiper pivot serrations with a wire brush.
(d) Install the front wiper arm and blade assembly LH with the nut to the position shown in the illustration.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)
HINT: Hold the arm hinge by hand to fasten the nut.
(e) Operate the front wipers while spraying washer fluid on the windshield glass. Make sure that the front wipers function properly and the wipers do not come into contact with the vehicle body.
8. INSTALL FRONT WIPER ARM HEAD CAP
(a) Install the 2 caps.