by Kwagon2 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:02 pm
Hi
You don't have to go under the mounting grommet with the ground wire, just make a "jumper " ground strap with a large ring terminal end for the mounting bolt and a small ring terminal end for the rivet , drill out the rivet & sand the surface so you have good contact and use a self tapping screw or equivalent to mount the small ring terminal to the motor base plate. For the large ring terminal clean the mounting stud & nut to get good contact and bolt 'er on....
With regard to the bushings , yes you sometimes need to use a "c" clamp or a plier....I lubed mine with some lubriplate first prior to re-assembly as there is no way they were gonna squeak again and yes the the whole assembly can be removed and installed assembled , motor, links , pivots etc. Not sure how to describe how to do it, but position the links as attached to the motor at the opening in the cowl like an inverted "y" long link to drivers side, short link to pass side and then move the assembly down in the opening to the drivers side , then turn the whole motor assembly in order to "shorten" the passenger link back towards the motor , the link and pivot should drop into the opening. Then seat the motor , pull the pivots up into position and screw in place. If the motor drive link turns while you're maneuvering the links etc. it should find its place once you run the motor and make sure it parks in a consistent manner prior to installing the wiper arms, I mark the wiper "turrets" with a paint pen line which must return to the same spot on consecutive runs. I hope that helps....