Replace the windshield washer pump 99 Jeep Cherokee Sport?

Answer 1

Access the pump through the left front wheel well. Remove the plastic dust guard above the front driver's side wheel. It is attached with plastic push on fasteners (it pulls off) and you can then see the reservoir and motors. Remove the filler tube and cap under the hood by pulling it straight out of the reservoir. It is only held in place by a rubber grommet. Then remove the washer reservoir. It is easily removed with 2 screws from the side under the hood. Unplug the 2 connectors and the reservoir will now fall out in your hands. The front and rear pump motors are now easy to replace, they also are just pressed into the reservoir with rubber grommets. The front and rear pump motors are the same, but the connectors are different. The new replacement pump should include an adaptor for the electrical connection so it can be used for either the front or rear pump motor.

MORE NOTES: When you get your parts buy ~9 of the plastic clips ($4 for a package) to hold the fender (as the old ones will probably get ruined when you remove them). Also I would buy 2 pumps since they only cost around $12 and as long as you are doing all the work to get to the pump you might as well replace both. On my 2000 Cherokee the pump that was higher up on the washer fluid reservoir was for REAR wipers and the lower pump was for the FRONT wipers. I removed all the black plastic clips holding the inner fender but didn't remove the whole inner fender (just pushed the front of the inner fender toward the engine and tuck it out of the way behind the tire) .... ALSO I had to push really hard to get the inner fender to move (turns out there were some screws/studs from the edge of the metal fender and through the inner fender and they had push on metal clips that were holding it in place so would be easier to remove these first) ... I was able to replace the pump with the washer fluid bottle still mounted in the fender (your new pump should include a new rubber washer/gasket) .... I am no mechanic and the whole job only took me 1 and 1/4 hours ... the local dealer wanted $235 to do this.