Mazda 2004 RX-8 Owner's Manual page 245

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Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
NOTE
To prevent damage to the wiper arm
blades when raising both the driver and
passenger side wiper arms, raise the
driver side wiper arm first. Conversely,
when setting down the wiper arms, set
the passenger side wiper arm down
first.
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.
Push
Plastic locking clip
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the windshield,
don't let the wiper arm fall on it.
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Form No. 8R65-EA-03C
2. Hold the end of the rubber and pull
until the tabs are free of the metal
support.
Metal support
Tab
Pull out
3. Remove the metal stiffeners from the
blade rubber and install them in new
blades.
Stiffeners