Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 396

8K - 12 WIPER AND WASHER SYSTEMS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 8 Wiper Arm Puller
1 – WIPER ARM
2 – WIPER PIVOT
3 – BATTERY TERMINAL PULLER
Fig. 9 Wiper Arm Installation
1 – WIPER ALIGNMENT LINES
(7) Install the wiper arm pivot nuts and tighten to
24 N·m (212 in. lbs.).
(8) Operate the wipers with the windshield glass
wet, then turn the wiper switch to the Off position.
Check for the correct wiper arm positioning and
readjust if required.
(9) Install the plastic nut caps onto the wiper arm
pivot nuts.
REAR
(1) Carefully pry the plastic nut cap off of the nut
on the rear wiper motor output shaft end of the
wiper arm (Fig. 10).
15 mm ( 0.59 in.)
Fig. 10 Rear Wiper Arm Remove/Install
1 – WIPER ARM AND BLADE
2 – NUT CAP
3 – NUT
(2) Remove the nut that secures the wiper arm to
the rear wiper motor output shaft.
(3) Use a battery terminal puller to remove the
wiper arm from the wiper pivot (Fig. 8).
(4) Install the arm and blade with the rear wiper
motor in the Park position.
(5) Mount the wiper arm on the rear wiper motor
output shaft so that the center of the wiper blade is
located between the upper margin of the lower rear
window blackout area and the lower edge of the
trademark on the lower right corner of the rear win-
dow glass.
(6) Install the nut that secures the wiper arm to
the rear wiper motor output shaft. Tighten the
mounting nut to 18 N·m (160 in. lbs.).
(7) Operate the rear wiper with the rear window
glass wet, then turn the rear wiper switch to the Off
position. Check for the correct wiper arm positioning
and readjust if required.
(8) Install the plastic nut cap onto the nut on the
rear wiper motor output shaft.
WIPER LINKAGE AND PIVOT
The wiper linkage and pivots can only be removed
from or installed in the vehicle as a unit with the
wiper motor. See Wiper Motor in the Removal and
Installation section of this group for the procedures.
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