Removing wiper frame with linkage and wiper motorV: VW Touareg I
Step-by-step removing wiper frame with linkage and wiper motorV for the VW Touareg I: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg I (7L, 2002–2010)
Don't miss
- If the wiper motor control unit J400 or the windscreen wiper motorV is replaced, the wiper motor control unit J400 has to be coded .
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When batteries are 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.Observe notes for battery terminal clamp bolt . — Disconnect battery .
- Remove wiper arm on driver side .
- Remove wiper arm on front passenger side .
- Remove plenum chamber cover General body repairs, exterior64Flush bonded windows; Removing and installing plenum chamber cover; Removing.
- Remove M6 hexagon socket head bolt (1).
- Remove bolts (1).
- Unclip wiring/line retainers (1) from wiper frame.
- Pull connector off windscreen wiper motorV.
- ⚠ The retaining tab is not readily accessible on right-hand drive vehicles.The retaining tab may be damaged.The retaining tab is not to be forced open. — Remove M6 hexagon socket head bolts (2) and washers located beneath.
- Remove wiper frame with linkage upwards out of vehicle. [Note: If the wiper motor control unit J400 or the windscreen wiper motorV is replaced, the wiper motor control unit J400 has to be coded .]
Other VW procedures
Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
Seen a figure that does not match your manual? Write to us — we correct it and note when. support@torqfix.com
The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.