Mazda Mazda5 Owner's Manual page 318

Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
3. Remove the metal stiffeners from each
blade rubber and install them in the
new blade.
CAUTION
Do not bend or discard the stiffeners.
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You need to use them again.
If the metal stiffeners are switched,
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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
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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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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.
qReplacing Rear Window Wiper
Blade
When the wiper no longer cleans well, the
blade is probably worn or cracked.
Replace it.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper arm
and other components, do not move the
wiper by hand.