Hyundai Tucson: 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

- Removal

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.Disconnect the wiper motor connector (A).

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

6.Hold the wiper motor crank arm and remove the upper linkage (A) from the wiper motor crank arm.

   

Before removing the wiper motor and linkage assembly, make sure that the linkage is stoped at auto stop position. To install the wiper motor crank arm exactly, check that the linkage is aligned with the crank arm in straight line and the angle of each linkages. Be careful not to bend the linkage.

7.Remove the lower linkage (A) from the wiper motor crank arm.

   

To install the wiper motor crank arm exactly, check that the linkage is aligned with the crank arm in straight line and the angle of each linkages. Be careful not to bend the linkage.

8.Remove the crank arm (A) after loosening a nut.

9.Remove the bracket (A) after loosening mounting screws.

10.Remove the wiper motor.

- Installation

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.

   

Check if the wiper stops at the specified position by operating it 2-3 times.

- Inspection

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

2.Attach the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 3 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1.Check that the motor operates at low or high speed as below table.

Diagnosis with diagnostic tool

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.