Mazda 2010 RX-8 Owner's Manual page 350

RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page350
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Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
2. Hold the end of the rubber and pull
until the tabs are free of the metal
support.
Metal support
Tab
3. Remove the metal stiffeners from each
blade rubber and install them in the
new blade.
8-20
Form No.8AT5-EA-09E
Black plate (350,1)
CAUTION
Ø Don't bend or discard the
stiffeners. You need to use them
again.
Ø If 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.
Ø 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.
4. Carefully insert the new blade rubber.
Then install the blade assembly in the
reverse order of removal.
NOTE
Install the blade so that the tabs are toward the
bottom of the wiper arm.