Mazda MX-5 2024 Owner's Manual page 432

Inspection and Servicing/Cleaning
Vehicle Exterior Inspection
Be 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.
6.
7. Install the blade assembly in the
reverse order of removal.
(Type B)
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.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the
windshield let the wiper arm down
easily, do not let it slap down on
the windshield.
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2. Hold the end of the rubber and pull
until the tabs are free of the metal
support.
3. Remove the metal stiffeners from
each blade rubber and install them
in the new blade.
CAUTION
Do not bend or discard the
stiffeners. You need to use them
again.
If the metal stiffeners are
switched, the blade's wiping
efficiency could be reduced.
So do not use the driver's side
metal stiffeners on the
passenger's side, or vice versa.
Be 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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