Mazda Not a Manual manual Plastic locking clip

Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

1.Raise the wiper arm and turn the blade assembly to expose the plastic locking clip.

Compress the clip and slide the assembly downward; then lift it off the arm.

Plastic locking clip

CAUTION

To prevent damage to the windshield let the wiper arm down easily, don't let it slap down on the windshield.

2.Hold the end of the rubber and pull until the tabs are free of the metal support.

Metal support

3.Remove the metal stiffeners from each blade rubber and install them in the new blade.

CAUTION

ØDon't bend or discard the stiffeners. You need to use them again.

ØIf the metal stiffeners are switched, the blade's wiping efficiency could be reduced.

So don't use the driver's side metal stiffeners on the passenger's side, or vice versa.

ØBe sure to reinstall the metal stiffeners in the new blade rubber so that the curve is the same as it was in the old blade rubber.

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