Mazda 3 Owner's Manual page 266

2. Pull down the blade rubber and slide it
out of blade holder.
3. Remove the metal stiffeners from the
blade rubber and install them in new
blades.
Pull out
Stiffener
Owner Maintenance
CAUTION
• Don't 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 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.
4. Carefully insert the new blade rubber.
Then install the blade assembly in the
reverse order of removal.
Maintenance and Care
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