Wrangler 4WD L4-150 2.5L VIN P MFI (1998)
Wiper Motor: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
Front
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the wiper arms from the wiper pivots. See Wiper Arm for the procedures.
3. Remove the one screw that secures the center of the cowl plenum cover/grille panel to the cowl plenum panel.
4. Remove the four screws that secure the cowl plenum cover/grille panel to the cowl panel near the base of the windshield.
5. Open and support the hood
Cowl Plenum Cover/Grille Panel Remove/Install
6. Pull each end of the cowl to hood seal away from the metal flange where the dash panel and cowl plenum panel meet far enough to access the one
screw that secures each outboard end of the cowl plenum cover/grille panel to the cowl plenum panel.
7. Remove the one screw that secures each outboard end of the cowl plenum cover/grille panel to the cowl plenum panel.
8. Carefully remove the cowl plenum cover/grille panel from the vehicle, so as not to damage the paint around the pivot openings of the panel.
9. Reach into the cowl plenum and unplug the wiper motor wire harness connector.
Wiper Module Assembly Remove/Install
10. Remove the three screws that secure the wiper module mounting bracket to the cowl plenum panel.
11. Remove the wiper module from the cowl plenum as a unit.
12. Release the retainer that secures the wiper motor wire harness connector to the wiper module bracket.
13. Turn the wiper module over and remove the nut that secures the wiper linkage crank arm to the wiper motor output shaft.