windshield wiper motor replacement

[wrangledangle]

Hello everyone! I just bought an 88 Comanche 2wd with the 2.5L and 4speed trans. I'm trying to replace the windshield wiper motor as I type this. I have the wiper arms and cowl off but cannot figure out how to remove the old motor. Anyone have any experience doing this??

[HOrnbrod]

This might help:

 

http://comancheclub.com/topic/18239-mjxj-wiper-bushing-install/?hl=wiper

[wrangledangle]

That actually did help. It gave me an idea and luckily it was the right one lol. Once you get the cowl off, you see the wiper motor attached to two arms. Those arms have to come out with motor. Right where the actual wipers go on, there are two torx bolts for each side. Those come off and then you pull out the entire assembly. At this point you just have to remove a few bolts to switch the motor out.

[HOrnbrod]

I did this a few years ago to replace the worn out nylon wiper linkage bushings and it was pretty straightforward coming out. The hard part for me was getting it back in. It's very tight quarters and will only go back in the same way it came out. So observe how it comes out to save yourself some time and aggravation.

[wrangledangle]

I agree 100%. Getting back in was quite tight, let alone in the dark while it was raining haha.