Wiper arms - removal and refitting

Body electrical system / Wiper arms - removal and refitting

Removal
1 Disconnect the battery negative (earth) lead (refer to Chapter 5, Section 1). If the windscreen wiper arms are to be removed, close the bonnet.

2 With the wiper(s) “parked” (ie in the normal at-rest position), mark the positions of the blade(s) on the screen, using a wax crayon or strips of masking tape.

3 Lift up the plastic cap from the bottom of the wiper arm, and loosen the nut one or two turns (see illustration).

15.3 Loosening the wiper arm retaining nut

4 Lift the wiper arm, and release it from the taper on the spindle by moving it to one side.

5 Completely remove the nut, and withdraw the wiper arm from the spindle (see illustration).

15.5 Removing the wiper arm from the spindle

Refitting
6 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure. Make sure that the arm is fitted in the previously-noted position.