Mazda 2012 5 Owner's Manual page 346

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2. Hold the end of the rubber and pull

until the tabs are free of the metal

3. Remove the metal stiffeners from each

blade rubber and install them in the

Metal support

Owner Maintenance

Ø Don't bend or discard the

stiffeners. You need to use them

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.

Install the blade so that the tabs are toward the

bottom of the wiper arm.

qReplacing Rear Window Wiper

When the wiper no longer cleans well, the

blade is probably worn or cracked.

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