Question

[effert16]

I have a 93 festiva and i wanna know if anyone out there knoes how to replace a windsheild wiper linkage. i have all the parts i just cant figure out how to replace it. Thnks

[ejp2fast]

First off, welcome to the site! always good to see new "faces".
check this link out to another thread:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7295

don't know if this will help, but it is a start.

[jglutz]

Remove the plastic cover at the end of the arms...they just snap off.

Remove the nut under the cover....I think 12mm

The arms will lift off...may take a little wiggle back and forth.

Remove the rubber boots.

Remove the larger nut under the boot...I think 23mm

Push the spindles straight down into the car. The plastic sleeve will be lose and should be removed. Be careful, there is a small rubber washer under the plastic sleeve.

From the engine compartment. Disconnect the the elctrical plug on the wiper motor.

Disconnect the hose and electrical connector from the canister purge solenoid....or just remove the entire solenoid bracket...2...10mm nuts.

Remove the 4 bolts from the wiper motor. Under one of the screws is a ground connector for the wiper motor.

Remove the balance of the phillips head screws from the black plate that the wiper motor is attached to.

The entire system...linkage...can now be removed...weaved out.

It may seem confusing...but i think the linkages can only be re-installed one way...the right way...mount the driver's side first...install the big nut losely until the passenger side is in. After you do it's once...it's less than a 15 minute job.

I'm fresh at this.

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=19975

[effert16]

Thanks bro..... i got it done this morning. It was easy with ur directions. Now i need to find a winsheild wiper arm....... I had the left wiper on the half of the winsheild and i was wiping the whole windsheild. The driver side was stripped out.