Toyota CH-R Service Manual: Removal

REMOVAL

CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT

NOTICE:

Make sure to hold the front wiper arm while lifting it as lifting the front wiper arm by the front wiper blade may damage or deform the front wiper blade.

PROCEDURE

1. REMOVE FRONT WIPER ARM HEAD CAP

(a) Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, disengage the claws to remove the front wiper arm head cap as shown in the illustration.

*a	Protective Tape
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HINT:

Use the same procedure for the RH side and LH side.

2. REMOVE FRONT WIPER ARM AND BLADE ASSEMBLY LH

(a) Remove the nut and front wiper arm and blade assembly LH.

3. REMOVE FRONT WIPER ARM AND BLADE ASSEMBLY RH

(a) Remove the nut and front wiper arm and blade assembly RH.

4. REMOVE WINDSHIELD OUTSIDE MOULDING LH

(a) Disengage the claws and clip to remove the windshield outside moulding LH as shown in the illustration.

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5. REMOVE WINDSHIELD OUTSIDE MOULDING RH

HINT:

Use the same procedure as for the LH side.

6. REMOVE COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVER SUB-ASSEMBLY

NOTICE:

To prevent damage to the windshield glass, remove any foreign matter (sand, dust, etc.) from around the contacting surfaces of the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly and windshield glass.

(a) Remove the 2 clips.

(b) Close the hood sub-assembly.

(c) Insert the moulding remover at the starting position, pushing it in as far as it will go as shown in the illustration.

HINT:

If the moulding remover is difficult to insert, slightly lift up the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly.

(d) While pushing the moulding remover in the direction indicated by the arrow (A), push the moulding remover in the direction indicated by the arrow (B) to disengage the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly.

Push in this Direction (A)

Push in this Direction (B)

(e) Using the moulding remover, repeatedly pry up the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly while gradually moving the moulding remover half of its width laterally toward the center of the vehicle and then repeat the procedure from the other side of the vehicle as shown in the illustration to disengage the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly from the windshield glass.

*a	Half Width of Moulding Remover	-	-
	Order of Removal	-	-

(f) Open the hood sub-assembly.

(g) Disengage the guides to remove the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly as shown in the illustration.

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NOTICE:

When removing the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly, it may contact the brake master cylinder reservoir filler cap assembly and cause it to fall off. Check the installation condition of the brake master cylinder reservoir filler cap assembly after removing the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly.

7. REMOVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND LINK ASSEMBLY

(a) for USA and Canada:

(1) Remove the 2 bolts.

(2) Disengage the motor grommet as shown in the illustration. NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the windshield glass when removing the windshield wiper motor and link assembly.

*a Motor Grommet

(3) Disconnect the connector to remove the windshield wiper motor and link assembly.

(b) except USA and Canada:

(1) Remove the 2 bolts.

(2) Disengage the motor grommet as shown in the illustration. NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the windshield glass when removing the windshield wiper motor and link assembly.

*a Motor Grommet

(3) Disconnect the connector to remove the windshield wiper motor and link assembly.

8. REMOVE FRONT WIPER CRANK SUB-ASSEMBLY (for USA and Canada)

(a) Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped in protective tape, separate the No. 1 windshield wiper link rod from the pivot of the windshield wiper motor assembly as shown in the illustration.

*a Protective Tape *b Pivot of Windshield Wiper Motor Assembly

(b) Place matchmarks on the front wiper crank sub-assembly and windshield wiper link assembly.

*a Matchmark

(c) Remove the nut and front wiper crank sub-assembly.

9. REMOVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY

(a) for USA and Canada: (1) Remove the 3 bolts and windshield wiper motor assembly.

(b) except USA and Canada:

(1) Using a screwdriver with its tip wrapped inprotective tape, separate the No. 1 windshield wiper link rod from the pivot of the windshield wiper motor assembly as shown in the illustration.

*a Protective Tape *b Pivot of Windshield Wiper Motor Assembly

(2) Remove the 3 bolts.

(3) Move the windshield wiper motor assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow (1), then pull the windshield wiper motor assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow (2) shown in the illustration to remove it from the windshield wiper link assembly.

	Remove in this Direction (1)
	Remove in this Direction (2)