Removing and installing wiper motorV with wiper motor control unit J400 — AUDI
Removing and installing wiper motorV with wiper motor control unit J400 on Audi: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)
📋 Procedure
- Remove wiper arms .
- Detach seal (arrow).
- Unclip plenum chamber covers (1 ... 3) and detach.
- Remove bolts (3).
- Unclip retaining clips (2) from retainer and detach plenum chamber cover (1).
- Pull off retaining clips (2)(arrow A).
- ⚠ Risk of damage to cowl panel trim.Apply a small quantity of soap solution to the transition between the windscreen and cowl panel trim. Then, starting at the edge of windscreen, carefully pull the cowl panel trim (1) vertically up and out of retainer at windscreen (arrows B). — Detach cowl panel trim (1). To do so, carefully pull cowl panel trim off retainer at windscreen (arrows B).
- Unplug electrical connector (2) and move clear.
- Pull water drain channel (3) off linkage (arrow A).
- Remove bolts (4, 5, 6).
- Rotate wiper frame (1) upwards (arrow B) together with linkage and wiper motor, and remove from plenum chamber towards front of vehicle.
- Fit wiper motor with wiper frame in vehicle.
- Tighten bolts .
- Attach water drain channel to wiper motor.
- Adjust wiper arms .
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