Removing and installing rear window wiper motor V12: VW Touareg I

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touareg I (7L, 2002–2010)

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• A commercially available 5 mm drill bit with a length of at least 75 mm can be used as a centring drift. If use is made of a drill bit, the shank must be absolutely free of burrs.

📋 Procedure

1. ⚠ When batteries are disconnected and reconnected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must be strictly followed . If the sequence is not maintained, the battery isolator may be triggered and the electrical equipment of the vehicle may be damaged. — Remove wiper arm .
2. Disconnect battery .
3. Remove lower rear lid trim General body repairs, interior70Rear lid trim; Removing and installing rear lid trim.
4. Disconnect connector (1) from rear window wiper motor V12(3).
5. Remove securing nuts (2).

6. Remove rear window wiper motor V12(3). [Note: If the position of the drive pin (1) at the eccentric lever does not coincide with the cam plate at the rear window wiper motor V12(2)(arrow), turn the wiper arm shaft from the outside. Never turn the cam plate of the rear window wiper motor V12(2).]
7. Position rear window wiper motor V12(2) on the rear lid so that drive pin of eccentric engages in the cam plate of rear window wiper motor V12(2).
8. Use a suitable centring mandrel with 5 mm diameter to centre the rear window wiper motor V12(2) with the window module (arrow). [Note: A commercially available 5 mm drill bit with a length of at least 75 mm can be used as a centring drift. If use is made of a drill bit, the shank must be absolutely free of burrs.]
9. Attach rear window wiper motor V12(2) to rear lid using hexagon nuts (1).
10. Tighten hexagon nuts (1) to torque setting as prescribed in assembly overview .
11. Install lower rear lid trim General body repairs, interior70Rear lid trim; Removing and installing rear lid trim.
12. Install wiper arm .

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