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Windshield Wiper Motor With Wiper Motor Control Module

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Observe notes on contact corrosion CONTACT CORROSION .

Removal 

-- Remove the windshield wiper arms. Refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS .

-- Remove the plenum chamber cover and cowl panel trim. Refer to PLENUM CHAMBER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING and COWL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the washer fluid reservoir filler neck. Refer to WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR FILLER NECK .

-- Release the retainer -arrow-, remove the engine control module -1- and move it to the side with the wires still connected.

Fig 1: Engine Control Module -J623- Component Location
GWWA23-10596Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC
NOTE:

Disregard item -2-.

-- Disconnect the connector -2- and free up the wiring harness -3-.

Fig 2: Disconnecting Connector -2- And Free Up Wiring Harness -3-
GWWA92-10235Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Open the retainers -arrows- and remove the mount -1- downward.

-- Remove the screws -2, 4 and 5-.

Fig 3: Locating Screws
GWWA92-10182Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Move the windshield wiper frame -3- with the linkage and windshield wiper motor slightly forward -arrow-.

-- Free up the wiring harness -1- on the windshield wiper frame.

-- Remove the windshield wiper frame -3- with the linkage and windshield wiper motor from the plenum chamber between the gas-filled strut -1- and the hood hinge -2-.

Fig 4: Identifying Windshield Wiper Frame -3-, Gas-Filled Strut -1- And Hood Hinge -2-
GWWA92-10236Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

Installation 

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

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

-- Tighten bolts, refer to Windshield Wiper Motor, Tightening Specifications and Sequence .

-- Press the cowl panel trim mount onto the body until it clicks into place.

-- Install the engine control module. Refer to ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (CEUC And CRDB), ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (CGXB and CTUA) or ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (CPNB) .

-- Install the washer fluid reservoir filler neck. Refer to WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR FILLER NECK .

-- Install the cowl panel and plenum chamber cover. Refer to PLENUM CHAMBER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING and COWL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Adjust the windshield wiper arms. Refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS, ADJUSTING .