How to Replace Wiper Motor 2001-04 Nissan Frontier
Created on: 2013-10-07
If the wiper motor is broken and needs to be replaced, this video will show the steps needed to do it yourself
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step 1 :Removing the Wiper Arm
- Disconnect the wiper motor harness
- Twist the base of the antenna with adjustable pliers and twist off the antenna
- Pry off the antenna cap
- Remove the weather strip
- Lift up the wiper arm cap
- Remove the 12mm nut from the wiper arm
- Lower the hood
- Push the wiper arm in and out and remove the wiper arm
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step 2 :Removing the Wiper Motor
- Remove the cowl panel with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the three Phillips screws from the panel beneath the cowl panel
- Remove the panel
- Place a socket beneath the wiper transmission
- Remove the 14mm nut from the back of the wiper motor
- Remove the four 10mm bolts from the wiper motor
- Remove the wiper motor from the firewall
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step 3 :Installing the Wiper Motor
- Insert the wiper motor to the firewall
- Insert the four 10mm bolts to the wiper motor
- Connect the wiper motor harness
- Turn the wipers on and off to reset the wiper motor
- Connect the transmission to the wiper motor and replace the 14mm bolt
- Turn the wipers on and off and check the spot of the wiper arm
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step 4 :Replacing the Wiper Arm
- Insert the panel above the transmission and replace the three Phillips screws
- Push the cowl panel down into place
- Insert the weatherstrip to the cowl panel
- Loser the hood
- Twist the antenna into place
- Insert the wiper arm into place
- Replace the 12mm nut to the wiper arm
- Push on the cover to the wiper arm
Tools needed
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Adjustable Wrench
14mm Wrench
12mm Socket
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the wiper motor on this 2003 Nissan Frontier. The tools you'll need is a 10mm and a 12mm socket and ratchet with an extension, a 14mm wrench, adjustable pliers, a Phillips screwdriver, and a flat blade screwdriver.
Your wiper motor is right here on the fire wall, and you want to start off just by disconnecting the harness on it. Then, you want to go over here to your antenna, and, using adjustable pliers, just twist the base of it. Then you can just spin it out. You want to just pry up that cap. Lift up and set aside your weather strip.
Now, you just want to lift up the cap on the end of your wiper arm and remove that 12mm nut. Once you've done that, you can put down the hood of your truck. Now, you just want to push that wiper arm in and out, and that will help loosen that up, and then you can pull that up and off. Now, using a flat blade screwdriver, just pry up this panel here and remove this panel, and it's held in by three Phillips screws. On the back of the wiper motor there is a 14mm nut back there. You're going to want to stick something underneath the transmission here. We used a socket. That way, when you use the 14mm wrench to remove that nut, that transmission linkage there won't move. You want to remove these four 10mm bolts, and your old wiper motor pulls right off. Now, to install your new wiper motor, you just put it into place and replace those four 10mm bolts, and you want to reconnect that harness.
Now, before you reconnect it to that transmission linkage, you want to start your vehicle, and you want to turn your windshield wipers on then off. That way you know this motor is in the off position. This will make sure that your wipers go on in the right position. Then, you want to put that transmission arm perfectly in line back onto that bolt and then replace that 14mm nut. Now, you just want to test and make sure that wiper arm is in the right spot. That means you connected the transmission well and everything is good.
Now, you want to replace that panel and the three Phillips screws that hold it. Now, you want to put this panel back. You can see the clips, they line up in these holes. You just want to push that down into place. Line up those tabs and put your weatherstrip back on. You want to make sure that you tuck it underneath that panel on this side here. Now, you can put your hood down and twist your antenna back into place. Slide that cap back down and just push it in. You can put your wiper arm back down into place and replace that 12mm nut. You want to make sure that this wiper arm is in line with the other one so you know that when you go to turn on your windshield wipers the wiper lands and stops where you want it to.
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