buy battery terminal lifter tool from auto parts store or rent one at AutoZone for free. 1. pry off caps on wipers, there's a little notch that will let you fit a screwdriver. Next loosen nuts with 13mm wrench. 2. use lifter tool to force wiper arms off splined shaft, they come off pretty quick and easy. 3.On plastic cowl remove two center bolts and also two plastic outer hold-downs. pry up plastic cowl, push it up underneath the backside of the hood to hold it in place. 4. loosen both nuts on pivot points where wiper arms were. disconnect electrical socket on wiper motor. 5. wiggle outer arms loose and pull transmission out. three screws to loosen wiper motor from transmission. 6. installation is reverse of removal.
If you are like the rest of us and have broken plastic mounts, see "How you do you repair the windshield wiper assembly in a 2003 Saturn Ion?"
get a wiper
The wiper transmission has broken due to the linkage seizing. You need to replace the transmission......To do this you nedd to remove the top of the dash as there are 2 bolts hidden on the indise of the car to get it out
How do you Change Windshield Wiper Blades on a 2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer?
Remove the windshield wiper arm from the windshield wiper motor. Remove the wiring harness. Remove the retaining nut. Reverse the process to install the new windshield wiper motor.
The wiper arm is attached to the pivot which is part of the wiper transmission, which in turn is attached to the wiper motor.
How do you change wiper arms assembly for Saturn ion?Read more: How_do_you_change_wiper_arms_assembly_for_Saturn_ion
How to remove the wiper motor on a 2002 Saturn sc1
When it runs out!
The 2004 Saturn ION has hook-end wiper arms. Look for a little tab where the wiper blade is inserted into the hook, press it and pull wiper blade out of hook. See the wiper blade installation video below for hook-end arms.
how to change the windshield wiper motor in a 2000 jeep wrangler
Change the wiper blades.