Volkswagen Jetta / Bora: Electrical System Manual - part 40

equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1331-

♦ Puller -T10130-
♦ Removal lever -80-200-

1.2.1

Removing windscreen wiper system

– Deactivating APP function 

⇒ page 155

 .

– Allow wiper to move to park position and then switch ignition

off.

– Disconnect the battery 

⇒ page 29

 .

Note

To remove the wiper frame with rods and the wiper motor, wiper

arms, plenum chamber cover and air duct cover must be re‐

moved.

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Removing wiper arm

– Lever off the protective cap -arrows- using a screwdriver.

– Loosen the hexagon nut -arrows-, without removing it com‐

pletely.

– Position legs of puller -T10130- -2- under wiper arm-4- as

shown in the figure.

– Turn thrust bolt -1- of puller -T10130- clockwise until it comes

into contact with the wiper shaft. The hexagon nut -3- previ‐

ously loosened on the wiper arm serves as a means of centring

and guiding the thrust bolt -1-.

– Turn thrust bolt -1- of puller -T10130- clockwise using 6 mm

spanner until wiper arm -4- is released from the shaft.

1.2.3

Removing plenum chamber cover

– Unclip plenum chamber cover -1-, starting from side, off top of

windscreen frame -arrow-.

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Removing air cowling

– Remove securing screws -1- and securing nut -2- from air

cowling -3-.

– Take air cowling -3- out of vehicle.

1.2.5

Removing wiper frame with linkage and

wiper motor

– Disconnect connector -1-.
– Unscrew securing bolts -arrows- and pull wiper frame -2- for‐

wards out of vehicle.

1.2.6

Removing wiper motor out of wiper

frame

– Lever linkage -arrow- ball head -1- using release lever

-80-200- off crank arm of motor.

– Remove securing nut -1-.
– Pull crank -2- off wiper motor shaft.
– Unscrew securing bolts -arrows- and remove wiper motor with

control unit from wiper frame.

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Installing wiper motor in wiper frame

– Insert wiper motor with control unit in wiper frame and secure

it in place with the securing bolts -arrows-.

– Tighten threaded connections to specified torque settings

⇒ page 178

 .

– Place crank arm of motor -1- on shaft of wiper motor. Distance

-a- to limit stop -2- should be 3 ± 1 mm.

– Place crank arm of motor on shaft of wiper motor using se‐

curing nut -3-.

– Tighten threaded connections to specified torque settings

⇒ page 178

 .

1.2.8

Installing the windscreen wiper system

– Install wiper frame in reverse order of removal. Note when in‐

stalling that securing pin -2- of wiper frame must be inserted

in grommet -1- in bulkhead.

– Tighten threaded connections to specified torque settings

⇒ page 178

 .

– Fit connector to wiper motor connection and lock in position.
– Install air cowling, plenum chamber cover and plenum cham‐

ber seal in reverse order of removal.

– Connect the battery 

⇒ page 29

 .

– Install wiper arms 

⇒ page 160

 .

1.3

Removing and installing wiper arms

Removing:
– Removing wiper arms 

⇒ page 158

 .

Installing:

Note

Securing nuts of wiper arms are not tightened to specified torque

until after wiper blade park position has been adjusted.

– Deactivate the APP function if not already done 

⇒ page 155

 .

– To move wiper motors to their park position, switch wind‐

screen wipers on and off with ignition on.

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