Audi Q3: Windshield Wiper Arms, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Puller - Wiper Arm Kit -T10369-

Removing

  Note

If the windshield wiper motor is to be run during the work procedure, the hood must be closed. Otherwise, the voltage supply of the wiper motor will be interrupted.

- Bring the windshield wiper into service position. Refer to → Chapter "Wiper, Moving Into Service Position".

- Pry the caps -arrows- off of the windshield wiper arms -1- with a screwdriver.

- Loosen the nuts -2- a few turns.

- Position the Puller - Wiper Arm Kit - Puller 1 -T10369/1- on the wiper arm -1- as illustrated.

- Position the thrust piece -2- on the wiper axle.

- Rotate the bolt -3- clockwise until the wiper arm is removed from the axle.

- Remove the nuts and remove the wiper arm.

Installing

  Caution

There is a risk of damaging the body.

The driver and passenger side wiper arms are different lengths.

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Adjust the windshield wiper arms. Refer to → Chapter "Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting".

Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting

Procedure

  Note

If the windshield wiper motor is to be run during the work procedure, the hood must be closed. Otherwise, the voltage supply of the wiper motor will be interrupted.

- Remove the windshield wiper arms. Refer to → Chapter "Windshield Wiper Arms, Removing and Installing".

- Turn on the ignition.

- Activate "one-tap wiping" and let the wiper motor run into its end position.

  Note

• Every second time the windshield wiper motor is switched off, it returns the wiper arms to a lower rest position, thus tipping the wiper blade lips the other way.
• To do so, the windshield wiper motor moves the wiper arms farther down than to rest position and then a bit up again. This lower rest position must not be used to adjust the wiper crank.
• Only use end position where wiper arms run directly into the end position with no understroke. Activate "One-touch wiping" again if necessary.

- Turn off the ignition.

- Position wiper arm with wiper blade installed at wiper axle and align wiper blade at windshield as follows:

• Dimension -a- = 21 + 10 mm.
• Dimension -b- = 14 + 10 mm.

  Note

The dimensions give the distance of the wiper blade tips to the cowl panel trim on the lower edge of the windshield.

- Tighten the nuts -2- on the windshield wiper arms -1-.

- Turn on the ignition.

- Activate "one-tap wiping" and let the windshield wiper arms run into their end position.

- Turn off the ignition.

- Check the position of the wiper arms one more time and adjust if necessary.

- Press the caps -arrows- onto the wiper arms.

Windshield Wiper Motor -V-, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the windshield wiper arms. Refer to → Chapter "Windshield Wiper Arms, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the plenum chamber cover. Refer to → Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.50; Bulkhead; Plenum Chamber Cover, Removing and Installing.

- Disconnect the connector -3-.

- Remove the bolts -1, 4 and 5-.

- Remove the wiper frame -2- with linkage and the wiper motor to the left from the plenum chamber in direction of -arrow-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install the windshield wiper motor and the windshield wiper frame.

- Tighten the bolts. Refer to → Fig. " Windshield Wiper Motor -V- - Tightening Specification and Sequence".

- Adjust the windshield wiper arms. Refer to → Chapter "Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting".

Windshield Wiper Motor, Replacing

Procedure

- If replacing the control module, select the "Replace Control Module" function Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

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