Fitting the replacement motor
When placing the new motor in position, make sure you put the driver side in first (as the linkage goes under the bracket); and that this bit...
...slots into this, at the front of the scuttle:
As the Haynes will tell you, "refitting is a reversal of removal": so bolt the motor in, using the two 10 mm bolts and washers; and reconnect the wiring connector:
This is a good time to check that your new motor works: so put the ignition on, and check that the spindles move with the wiper controls -- i.e. intermittent, speeds one and two, and the upwards single wipe! This will also ensure that the new assembly is sat in the at-rest/park position.
Now, turn the ignition off, and replace the wiper motor protective cover, and then the scuttle grille panel -- not forgetting the two weather strip clips (one at each end):
As you can see, the holes on the end of my weather strips are fairly knackered -- but the clips still do a good job of holding everything together: holding the rubber on to the top of the scuttle panel.
Ensure the scuttle panel is clipped nicely onto the bottom of the windscreen, with no gaps; that the weather strips down the side of the window are neatly overlapping the panel; and the wiper spindles are centred in the relevant holes; and replace the three screws which hold it on. It should now look like this...
...except, of course, without the arms being refitted... -- but I forgot to take a photo. (Sorry).
...slots into this, at the front of the scuttle:
As the Haynes will tell you, "refitting is a reversal of removal": so bolt the motor in, using the two 10 mm bolts and washers; and reconnect the wiring connector:
This is a good time to check that your new motor works: so put the ignition on, and check that the spindles move with the wiper controls -- i.e. intermittent, speeds one and two, and the upwards single wipe! This will also ensure that the new assembly is sat in the at-rest/park position.
Now, turn the ignition off, and replace the wiper motor protective cover, and then the scuttle grille panel -- not forgetting the two weather strip clips (one at each end):
As you can see, the holes on the end of my weather strips are fairly knackered -- but the clips still do a good job of holding everything together: holding the rubber on to the top of the scuttle panel.
Ensure the scuttle panel is clipped nicely onto the bottom of the windscreen, with no gaps; that the weather strips down the side of the window are neatly overlapping the panel; and the wiper spindles are centred in the relevant holes; and replace the three screws which hold it on. It should now look like this...
...except, of course, without the arms being refitted... -- but I forgot to take a photo. (Sorry).
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