Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 395

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
REAR
NOTE: The notched retainer end of the wiper ele-
ment should always be oriented towards the end of
the wiper blade that is nearest to the rear wiper
motor output shaft.
(1) To remove the wiper blade from the wiper arm,
lift up the retainer release tab on the top of the
wiper arm to unlatch it from the wiper arm (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6 Rear Wiper Blade Remove/Install
1 – RETAINER WINDOW
2 – TIP OF REAR WIPER ARM
3 – REAR WIPER BLADE
4 – BLADE PIVOT PIN
5 – RETAINER RELEASE TAB
(2) Raise the retainer release tab until it is per-
pendicular to the rear wiper blade.
(3) Slide the rear wiper blade towards the rear
wiper motor output shaft end of the rear wiper arm
to disengage the blade retainer pivot from the
U-shaped formation on the tip of the wiper arm.
(4) Lift up slightly on the rear wiper arm and slide
the rear wiper blade off of the tip of the wiper arm
through the retainer window.
(5) To install the rear wiper blade onto the rear
wiper arm, lift the rear wiper blade retainer release
tab until it is perpendicular to the wiper blade.
(6) Lift up slightly on the rear wiper arm and slide
the rear wiper blade retainer window over the
U-shaped formation on the tip of the wiper arm. Be
certain that the notched retainer for the wiper ele-
ment is oriented towards the end of the wiper blade
that is nearest to the rear wiper motor output shaft.
WIPER AND WASHER SYSTEMS
(7) Release the rear wiper arm and slide the rear
wiper blade towards the tip of the wiper arm until
the pivot of the blade retainer is engaged in the
U-shaped formation on the tip of the wiper arm.
(8) Press down on the rear wiper blade retainer
release tab until it snaps into its locked position over
the top of the rear wiper arm.
WIPER ARM
CAUTION: The use of a screwdriver or other prying
tool to remove a wiper arm may distort it. This dis-
tortion could allow the arm to come off of the pivot
shaft, regardless of how carefully it is installed.
FRONT
(1) Open the hood of the vehicle.
(2) Carefully pry the plastic nut cap off of the nut
on the pivot end of the wiper arm (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7 Wiper Arm Remove/Install
1 – NUT CAP
2 – WIPER ARM AND BLADE
3 – NUT
(3) Remove the nut that secures the wiper arm to
the wiper pivot.
(4) Use a battery terminal puller to remove the
wiper arm from the wiper pivot (Fig. 8).
(5) Install the arm and blade with the wiper motor
in the Park position. See the Wiper Arm Installation
illustration (Fig. 9).
(6) Mount the arms on the pivot shafts so that the
front and rear edges of the wiper blade are aligned
with the wiper alignment lines concealed in the
upper margin of the lower windshield blackout area,
15 mm ( 0.59 in.).
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