Windshield wiper replacement (Peugeot 307)

• disconnect the wire «masses» from the storage battery;

Attention! Before removing, start the engine, then with the ignition off, press down on the wiper lever to move the mechanism to the position «Sale». If you press the lever again, the wiper mechanism will switch to the position «Stop in a fixed position».

• remove the wiper arms;
• turn out two bolts of fastening of a compensatory tank with a brake liquid, take a tank aside and fix it in this position;
• remove the decorative engine cover;
• remove the air filter housing;
• remove the cover from the electrical fuse box;
• remove the battery cover;
• remove the battery;

Pic. 5.20. Removing a bolt (1) battery support mountings

• on vehicles with DW10ATED engines, remove the decorative casing of the washer reservoir. Remove the left front wheel arch mudguard. Remove bolt 1 from under the arch of the left front wheel (see fig. 5.20) securing the battery support and remove it;

Pic. 5.13. Elastic support attachment: 1 - bolts; 2 - bracket; 3 - elastic support; 4 - nut, 65 Nm; 5 - gearbox axis; 6 - bolts, 30 Nm

• unscrew nut 4 (see fig. 5.13) fasteners from the axis of the gearbox support and remove it together with the washer;
• lower the engine/transmission assembly to make it easier to remove the windshield wiper;

Pic. 9.32. Panel grille in front of the windshield: 1 - bolts; 2 - side soundproof coatings; 3 - clamps; 4 - soundproof coating; 5 - cross member; 6 - lattice; 7 - battery support; 8 - clamps

• remove clips 8 (pic. 9.32) fastening soundproofing coating;
• remove the soundproof cover 4 by releasing it from the latches on the particulate filter access hatch;
• remove the side soundproofing covers 2;
• unscrew the bolts 1 and remove the cross member 5 from the lower part of the windshield opening;
• remove the fasteners 3 fastening the grille of the panel in front of the windshield;
• remove the grille 6 of the panel in front of the windshield;

Pic. 9.33. Fastener locations: 1 - bracket for fastening the wiring harness; 2 - fixing the soundproofing coating; 3 - clamps

• release bracket 1 from the clamps (pic. 9.33) wiring harness attachments;
• remove clamps 3 by unscrewing them by hand;
• remove the soundproofing cover 2;
• remove the wiper motor;

Pic. 9.34. The location of the air intake pipe (2) and throttle assembly (1) on vehicles with TU5JP4 engines

• on vehicles with TU5JP4 engines, remove the air intake pipe 2 (pic. 9.34);
• unscrew the fastening bolts of the throttle assembly 1, take it aside and fix it in this position;

Pic. 9.35. O-ring location (1) from the intake manifold on vehicles with TU5JP4 engines

• remove sealing ring 1 (pic. 9.35) from the intake manifold;
• cover the intake manifold opening with adhesive tape;

Pic. 9.36. Thrust Release (1) from the latch with a screwdriver

• release pull 1 (pic. 9.36) from the latch with a screwdriver;
• protect the upper supports of the front load-bearing elements with adhesive tape;

Pic. 9.37. Bolt location (1) and nuts (2) windshield wiper mounts

• turn out bolts 1 of side fastenings and a nut 2 (pic. 9.37) central mounting of the windshield wiper;
• disconnect the electrical connector from the wiper mechanism;

Pic. 9.38. Preliminary removal of the left side of the windshield wiper mechanism: 1 - upper part of the left shock absorber; 2 - thrust; A - the lower part of the windshield; B - direction of pressing the front part of the wiper mechanism; C - direction of pressing the rear part of the wiper mechanism

• remove the wiper mechanism from the guide rods;

Attention! When removing the wiper mechanism, make sure that the windshield and rod 2 do not come into contact in area A (pic. 9.38).

• press the front of the wiper mechanism at point B and lift the rear at C to guide the left side of the wiper mechanism over the mount 1 of the left shock absorber;

Pic. 9.39. Removing the left side of the windshield wiper mechanism: 1 - wiper mechanism; B - direction of pressing the front part of the wiper mechanism; D - direction of removal of the rear part of the wiper mechanism

• press the front of the wiper mechanism again at point B (pic. 9.39) and tilt the mechanism forward D to pass the upper part of the mechanism 1 under the windshield;

Pic. 9.40. Preliminary removal of the right side of the windshield wiper mechanism: 1 - upper part of the right shock absorber; E - the direction of pressing the front part of the wiper mechanism; F - direction of pressing the rear part of the wiper mechanism

• press the front of the wiper mechanism at point E (pic. 9.40) and lift the rear end at point F to guide the right side of the wiper mechanism over mounting 1 of the right shock absorber;

Pic. 9.41. Direction of rotation wiper mechanism (G) before removing from vehicle

• turn the wiper mechanism in accordance with the arrow G shown in fig. 9.41, take it forward and remove it from the car.

Pic. 9.42. Location of centering rods (1) wiper mechanism

Attention! When installing, make sure that the two centering rods 1 (pic. 9.42), located behind the gearmotor, fell into place (otherwise, the mechanism will be installed in such a way that it may fail to work, in addition, it can be moved to contact with the windshield). It is possible to make sure that the centering rods are in their sockets only by touch.

• tighten bolts 1 (see fig. 9.37) and nut 2 for fastening the wiper mechanism with a torque of 10 Nm;
• press down on the wiper arm to set the wiper mechanism to the position «fixed stop»;
• reinstall the wiper arms and brushes;
• connect wire «masses» to the battery;
• check the operation of the windshield wiper;
• initiate all electronic systems.