Mazda MX-5 Owner's Manual page 454

Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
CAUTION
Do not bend or discard the stiffeners.
You need to use them again.
If the metal stiffeners are switched,
the blade's wiping ef ciency 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.
6. Carefully insert the new blade rubber.
Then install the blade assembly in the
reverse order of removal.
6–26
(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 windscreen let
the wiper arm down easily, do not let it
slap down on the windscreen.
2. Hold the end of the rubber and pull
until the tabs are free of the metal
support.
Tab
Plastic locking clip
Metal support