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61 61... Adjusting Left Or Right Windshield Wiper
Special Tools Required
Correctly adjusting the contact angle of the wiper arms on the windshield increases wiping quality. For adjustment , refer to the WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM SPECIFICATION TABLE .
A/B = Distance between windshield wiper blade (2) and trim panel on cowl panel (1)
C = Contact angle between wiper blade center plane and windshield
When adjusting with special tool 61 6 100 , set the scale value in accordance with the following table.
For RHD cars, change the preceding sign of the scale values.
- LHD cars, scale range 0 to -10
- RHD cars, scale range 0 to +10WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM SPECIFICATION TABLE
Model Contact angle (C) on windshield wiper arm Scale value (LHD) on special tool Adjustment dimension (A, B) on windshield wiper arm Passenger side Driver side Passenger side Driver side Passenger side Driver side Rear end 1' E81 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° -5 -5 47 ± 3 mm 54 ± 3 mm - E82 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° -5 -5 47 ± 3 mm 54 ± 3 mm - E87 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° 85.5 ° +1.5 to 1.0° -5 -5 47 ± 3 mm 54 ± 3 mm - E88 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° -5 -5 47 ± 3 mm 54 ± 3 mm - 3' E46 85.7° ±1° 85.3° ± 1° -4 -5 - - - E90 86.7° ± 1° 86.0° ± 1° -3 -4 88 ± 3 mm 95 ± 3 mm - E91 86.7° ± 1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 88 ± 3 mm 95 ± 3 mm 35 ± 3 mm E92 86.7° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 75 ± 3 mm 84 ± 3 mm - E93 86.7° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -3 -4 75 ± 3 mm 84 ± 3 mm - 5' E39 86.5° ±1° 86.5° ±1° -4 -4 - - 60.1 ±1 mm E60 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ± 3 mm 87 ± 3 mm - E61 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ± 3 mm 87 ± 3 mm 30 ± 3 mm 6' E63 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ± 3 mm 87 ± 3 mm - E64 86.0° ±1° 86.0° ±1° -4 -4 69 ± 3 mm 87 ± 3 mm - 7' E38 87.0° ± 1° 87.0° ± 1° -3 -3 65 ± 3 mm 58 ± 3 mm - E65 85.5° ±1° 87.0° ± 1° - - 20 ± 3 mm 48 ± 3 mm - E66 85.5° ±1° 87.0° ± 1° - - 20 ± 3 mm 48 ± 3 mm - E67 85.5° ±1° 87.0° ± 1° - - 20 ± 3 mm 48 ± 3 mm - 8' E52 85.5° ±1° 85.5° ±1° -4 -4 38 ± 2 mm 104 ± 2 mm - X E53 85.0° ±1° 85.0° ±1° -5 -5 54 ± 3 mm 55 ± 3 mm 32.5 ± 2 mm E70 85.6° ±1° 85.0° ±1° -4 -5 103 ±3 mm 90 ±3 mm 39 ±2 mm E71 85.6° ±1° 85.0° ±1° -4 -5 103 ±3 mm 90 ±3 mm - E83 85.2° ±1° 85.4° ±1° -5 -5 66 ± 3 mm 61 ± 3 mm 29 ± 1 mm Z E85 85.5° ±1° 85.5° ±1° -4 -4 57 ± 2 mm 52 ± 2 mm - E86 85.5° ±1° 85.5° ±1° -4 -4 57 ± 2 mm 52 ± 2 mm -
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- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
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