Hyundai Santa Cruz: Windshield Wiper/Washer / Front Wiper Motor

- Component Location

1. Cap
2. Nut
3. Wiper arm & blade
4. Cowl top cover
5. Bolt
6. Wiper motor & linkage assembly
7. Wiper motor connector

1.Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.

2.If necessary, release the wiper blade fixing clip(A) by pulling up and remove the wiper blade(B) from the inside radius of wiper arm.

3.Remove the cowl top cover.(Refer to Body - "Cowl Top Cover")

4.Remove the windshield wiper motor and linkage assembly (A) after removing mounting bolts.

5.Disconnect the wiper motor connector (A) from the wiper motor & linkage assembly.

6.Remove the wiper motor (A) after loosening bolts and nut.

1.Install the wiper motor and linkage assembly and then connect the wiper motor connector.

Tightening torque :6.9 - 10.8 Nm (0.7 - 1.1 kgf.m, 5.0 - 7.9 lbf.ft)

2.Install the cowl top cover.

3.Install the windshield wiper arm and blade.

Tightening torque : 22.5 - 26.5 Nm (2.3 - 2.7 kgf.m, 16.6 - 19.5 lbf.ft)

4.Install the wiper arm and blade to the specified position.

1.Remove the connector (A) from the wiper motor.

2.Attach the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 2 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 5.Check that the motor operates at low or high speed as below table.

1.In the body electrical system, failure can be quickly diagnosed by using the vehicle diagnostic system (diagnostic tool).The diagnostic system (diagnostic tool) provides the following information.

(1)Fault Code Searching : Checking failure and code number (DTC)

(2)Data Analysis : Checking the system input/output data state

(3)Actuation test : Checking the system operation condition

(4)S/W Management : Controlling other features including system option setting and zero point adjustment

2.If diagnose the vehicle by diagnostic tool, select "DTC Analysis" and "Vehicle".

3.Select the 'Data Analysis'.

4.Select the 'IBU_BCM' to search the current state of the input/output data.