Removing and installing wiper motor with wiper motor control unit J400 - vehicles up to 05.2008 — AUDI
Removing and installing wiper motor with wiper motor control unit J400 - vehicles up to 05.2008 on Audi: 10 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)
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- Risk of paintwork damage.Use adhesive tape to prevent wing from becoming scratched. — Unplug electrical connector (2).
📋 Procedure
- Remove wiper arms .
- Unclip washer jets (arrow).
- Push washer jet (with hoses connected) through mounting opening into plenum chamber.
- Pull off rubber seal (1) for plenum chamber cover (2).
- ⚠ Risk of damage to plenum chamber cover.Apply a small quantity of soap solution to transition between windscreen and plenum chamber cover (2). Then, starting at edge of windscreen, carefully pull plenum chamber cover vertically up and out of retainer at windscreen. — Detach plenum chamber cover (2). To do so, carefully pull plenum chamber cover off retainer at windscreen.
- ⚠ Risk of paintwork damage.Use adhesive tape to prevent wing from becoming scratched. — Unplug electrical connector (2).
- Remove bolts (1) and (3).
- Lift wiper frame with linkage and wiper motor at the front slightly and remove from plenum chamber towards left in direction of travel.
- Fit wiper motor with wiper frame in vehicle.
- Adjust wiper arms .
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