I installed a monowiper assembly for a fellow member and figured why not take some photos. So I decided to pass along some tips and tricks that will speed up the process and ensure nothing gets broken (well at least give the greatest chance of success).
Q: How can I get the motor out without breaking the delicate fins?
A: It is possible to remove the motor without much trouble. First I use a radiator hose removal tool to get the clip holding the blower. There is a hole in the clip that I use the tool to hook onto and pry the clip off. Second the blower motor itself. Start off by folding the wiring harness bracket under the intake manifold. Then begin getting the blower out passenger side first.
Starting to get the passenger side out.
Passenger side out, rotate to get the driver side.
Q: How do you get the Heater plastic out? Especially those tricky white plastic lever arms?
A: the trick to the white plastic arms is not to remove them. Its easier for me to leave them connected and push the flapper doors through the opening. Pop both hinges off to start. Then starting from the front hinge, work the door through the opening in the housing.
Now be sure to watch out for the driver door during the wiper removal and install process. If your worried it would be a good time to remove the white plastic arm by using a appropriately sized close end wrench to press around the four tangs on the white plastic arm. The idea is to use the wrench to compress the tangs allowing you to get a small screwdriver in and pop the lever arm off. Also make sure to pop odd the four metal clips that hold the heater housing. The radiator removal tool can help here too on the rear drivers side clip (its hard to pop off).
Q: The motor buzzes when I put it back in. Why?
A: Often times the plastic get roughed up with the wiper going out and in. Check around the plastic housing and straighten it up, remove and loose plastic.
Q: Whats a good strategy for removing the wiper assembly?
A: While it is possible to remove the assembly with the motor installed, I would recommend removing the motor from the assembly, a flex head 10mm gear wrench is the tool for the job here. Its also a good idea to set the wipers on the drivers side before removing. Just turn the key off when the wipers are half way round to do that.
Keep the drivers side wiper stud close to its hole while working the passenger side to get its stud worked out under its hole and under the bodywork. Once the stud is under the body grab the passenger side of the wiper assemble and push it through between the body and the plastic heater housing. Pushing up on bodywork helps during this step. I would also recommend removing the rubber grommets to prevent them from getting eaten up (the extra few mm are of use as well). Once you have gotten the passenger side out, work on getting the mount for the 10mm bolt out. Last comes the drivers side. The whole thing will slide out between the intake and the car on the passenger side.
Here is a pic of the "situation" while trying to get the passenger side of the assembly out (the hardest part of the whole operation)
Hopefully that helps make this process slightly easier for some people. Oh and monowiper assemblies are much easier to remove and install (the extra 1/4" on the drivers side makes a big diff).
Q: How can I get the motor out without breaking the delicate fins?
A: It is possible to remove the motor without much trouble. First I use a radiator hose removal tool to get the clip holding the blower. There is a hole in the clip that I use the tool to hook onto and pry the clip off. Second the blower motor itself. Start off by folding the wiring harness bracket under the intake manifold. Then begin getting the blower out passenger side first.
Starting to get the passenger side out.
Passenger side out, rotate to get the driver side.
Q: How do you get the Heater plastic out? Especially those tricky white plastic lever arms?
A: the trick to the white plastic arms is not to remove them. Its easier for me to leave them connected and push the flapper doors through the opening. Pop both hinges off to start. Then starting from the front hinge, work the door through the opening in the housing.
Now be sure to watch out for the driver door during the wiper removal and install process. If your worried it would be a good time to remove the white plastic arm by using a appropriately sized close end wrench to press around the four tangs on the white plastic arm. The idea is to use the wrench to compress the tangs allowing you to get a small screwdriver in and pop the lever arm off. Also make sure to pop odd the four metal clips that hold the heater housing. The radiator removal tool can help here too on the rear drivers side clip (its hard to pop off).
Q: The motor buzzes when I put it back in. Why?
A: Often times the plastic get roughed up with the wiper going out and in. Check around the plastic housing and straighten it up, remove and loose plastic.
Q: Whats a good strategy for removing the wiper assembly?
A: While it is possible to remove the assembly with the motor installed, I would recommend removing the motor from the assembly, a flex head 10mm gear wrench is the tool for the job here. Its also a good idea to set the wipers on the drivers side before removing. Just turn the key off when the wipers are half way round to do that.
Keep the drivers side wiper stud close to its hole while working the passenger side to get its stud worked out under its hole and under the bodywork. Once the stud is under the body grab the passenger side of the wiper assemble and push it through between the body and the plastic heater housing. Pushing up on bodywork helps during this step. I would also recommend removing the rubber grommets to prevent them from getting eaten up (the extra few mm are of use as well). Once you have gotten the passenger side out, work on getting the mount for the 10mm bolt out. Last comes the drivers side. The whole thing will slide out between the intake and the car on the passenger side.
Here is a pic of the "situation" while trying to get the passenger side of the assembly out (the hardest part of the whole operation)
Hopefully that helps make this process slightly easier for some people. Oh and monowiper assemblies are much easier to remove and install (the extra 1/4" on the drivers side makes a big diff).
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