Mazda 2002 Protege Owner's Manual page 215

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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.
2. Hold the end of the rubber and pull
until the tabs are free of the metal
support.
Tab
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
Metal support
Pull out
Owner Maintenance
3. Remove the metal stiffeners from the
blade rubber and install them in new
blades.
Stiffeners
CAUTION
• Don't bend the stiffeners. You need
to use them again.
• 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.
• 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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