I have a 2007 Antara and the wipers stopped parking properly. There is an easy fix that costs nothing and needs no parts. It takes about half an hour to 45 minutes to fix. The steps are as follows.
1. Open the bonnet.
2. Remove the wipers arms, 14mm socket needed. (You may also need a small puller to get the arms off.
3. Remove the plastic cover below the windscreen. About 8 plastic trim screws hold this on.
4. Remove the 4 bolts holding the wiper motor and linkage in place.
5. Disconnect the wiring connector about 8 inches to right of motor.
6 Remove the whole motor/linkage assembly from the car.
You now have a choice to do a quick fix or a thorough fix.
The quick fix is to turn the assembly over so the black plastic case of the motor is facing you with the entry point of the wires into the motor to the top. Now loosen the Torx screw on the plastic case to the right of the wires. Tighten and loosen this screw 6 times and then tighten again and then refit to the car.
The thorough option is to remove the plastic case from motor. After you remove the case screws you will need to keep working at prising the case off with a small screwdriver as the case is also glued on with a sealant. Don't go mad or you will break the case. Keep working at it and it will come off.
Once it's off, turn the plastic case over. Around one of the screw holes you will see a ring of metal. This will be corroded. Clean it up and also clean the part of the metal casing it touches. Now refit the plastic cover. You will need to push in the micro switch lever on the inside face of the cover as you refit the cover. A small screwdriver or thin steel rule is ideal for this. Once the cover screws are back in then refit everything to the car.
You have just saved yourself several hundred pounds!
1. Open the bonnet.
2. Remove the wipers arms, 14mm socket needed. (You may also need a small puller to get the arms off.
3. Remove the plastic cover below the windscreen. About 8 plastic trim screws hold this on.
4. Remove the 4 bolts holding the wiper motor and linkage in place.
5. Disconnect the wiring connector about 8 inches to right of motor.
6 Remove the whole motor/linkage assembly from the car.
You now have a choice to do a quick fix or a thorough fix.
The quick fix is to turn the assembly over so the black plastic case of the motor is facing you with the entry point of the wires into the motor to the top. Now loosen the Torx screw on the plastic case to the right of the wires. Tighten and loosen this screw 6 times and then tighten again and then refit to the car.
The thorough option is to remove the plastic case from motor. After you remove the case screws you will need to keep working at prising the case off with a small screwdriver as the case is also glued on with a sealant. Don't go mad or you will break the case. Keep working at it and it will come off.
Once it's off, turn the plastic case over. Around one of the screw holes you will see a ring of metal. This will be corroded. Clean it up and also clean the part of the metal casing it touches. Now refit the plastic cover. You will need to push in the micro switch lever on the inside face of the cover as you refit the cover. A small screwdriver or thin steel rule is ideal for this. Once the cover screws are back in then refit everything to the car.
You have just saved yourself several hundred pounds!