300Tdi Discovery
WIPERS AND WASHERS
5
REPAIR
WINDSCREEN WIPER MOTOR AND LINKAGE
Service repair no - 84.15.12.
Remove
1. Disconnect battery negative lead.
2. Remove windscreen wiper arms.
See Wiper
arms - Windscreen
3. Remove securing nuts and steel and rubber
washer from wiper spindles.
4. Open the bonnet [hood].
5. Remove rubber seal from cowl flange.
6. Disconnect tubing from windscreen washer jets.
7. Remove centre bolt from cowl.
8. Remove retainers securing centre section of
cowl to outer sections.
9. Detach centre section of cowl.
10. Remove nut and bolt securing wiper motor
negative lead to body.
11. Remove five screws securing wiper
motor/linkage support plate.
12. Lift assembly clear of bulkhead, disconnect
wiper motor multi-plug and withdraw assembly.
13. Remove wiper motor spindle nut and release
rotary connecting link from spindle.
14. Remove wiper motor retaining bolts and
withdraw negative lead and wiper motor from
support plate.
15. The linkage arms can be detached by removing
the retaining clips and withdrawing the arms and
washers.
Note location of plain and wavy washers for
reassembly purposes.
