Windshield Wiper Blade Assembly; Windshield Wiper Blade Rubber - Subaru 2007 B9 Tribeca Owner's Manual

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Maintenance and service
Return the passenger-side wiper
arm to its original position before
returning the driver-side wiper
arm to its original position. Other-
wise, the passenger-side wiper
assembly and driver-side wiper
assembly will touch each other,
possibly resulting in scratches.
If you cannot eliminate the streaking even
after following this method, replace the
wiper blades using the following proce-
dures. Be sure to use genuine SUBARU
wiper blade rubbers as replacements.
Windshield wiper blade as-
sembly
1. Raise the wiper arm off the windshield.
2. While pressing the wiper blade stop-
per, slide the wiper blade assembly down-
ward.
3. Remove the wiper blade assembly
from the wiper arm.
4. Put the wiper blade assembly on the
wiper arm and slide it upward while press-
ing the wiper blade stopper. Make sure
that it locks in place.
5. Hold the wiper arm by hand and slowly
lower it in position.
Do not let go of the wiper arm until it
touches the windshield. Letting the
wiper arm snap onto the windshield
could damage it.
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Windshield wiper blade rub-
ber
1) Metal support
1. Grasp the locked end of the blade rub-
ber assembly and pull it firmly until the
stoppers on the rubber are free of the met-
al support.
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