Adjusting Wiper Arms - Volkswagen up! 2012 Workshop Manual

up! 2012 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 03.2017
– Slide legs of puller - T10369/1- -2- under wiper arm -4- as
shown in the illustration.
Caution
The wiper shaft may be damaged.
Always use thrust piece -3- to loosen wiper arm.
– Turn thrust bolt -1- of puller clockwise until thrust piece -3-
comes into contact with wiper shaft. Turn thrust bolt -1- of
puller clockwise using an Allen key (6 mm AF) until wiper arm
-4- is loosened off shaft.
– Remove puller and wiper arm.
– Repeat this process with the second wiper arm.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal observing the following:
Caution
Risk of damage to the vehicle body.
♦ Wiper arms for driver and front passenger sides each have
a different length.
– Close bonnet.
– Switch on ignition.
– Actuate "flick wipe" function and allow wiper motor to move to
its end position.
– Switch off ignition.
– Open bonnet.
– Fit wiper arm together with attached wiper blade onto wiper
shaft.
– Fit the two wiper arms in approximate park position on wiper
arm shafts and tighten securing nuts -arrows- by hand.
– Adjust wiper arms ⇒ page 44
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Adjusting wiper arms

Special tools and workshop equipment required
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Rep. gr.92 - Windscreen wash/wipe system
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