Removing and installing wiper motorV with wiper motor control unit J400 - vehicles from 06.2008 onwards — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)

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• Risk of paintwork damage.Use adhesive tape to prevent scratches on suspension turret. — Turn linkage (4) for wiper arms until it is parallel with body.
• Insert wiper frame (1) with linkage and wiper motor in plenum chamber; retaining pin (3) must engage in mounting (4) on body (arrow).

📋 Procedure

1. Remove wiper arms .
2. Unclip washer jets (arrow).
3. Push washer jet (with hoses connected) through mounting opening into plenum chamber.
4. Detach seal (1).
5. ⚠ 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.

6. ⚠ Risk of paintwork damage.Use adhesive tape to prevent scratches on suspension turret. — Turn linkage (4) for wiper arms until it is parallel with body.
7. Unplug electrical connector (5).
8. Remove bolts (arrows).
9. Pull wiper frame with linkage and wiper motor (1) forwards until retaining pin (2) is no longer seated in mounting (3).
10. Take wiper frame with linkage and wiper motor out of plenum chamber.
11. Insert wiper frame (1) with linkage and wiper motor in plenum chamber; retaining pin (3) must engage in mounting (4) on body (arrow).
12. Tighten bolts (2) and (5).
13. Adjust wiper arms .

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