REPLACEMENT
HINT: Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
1. REMOVE REAR WIPER BLADE ASSY
(a) Raise the rear wiper blade assy to the position where the claw disengages with a click sound as shown in the illustration.
NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the claw.
(b) Pull the rear wiper blade straight toward the left side of the vehicle to remove it from the rear wiper arm.
NOTICE: Do not fold down the rear wiper arm with the rear wiper blade removed from it.
2. REMOVE REAR WIPER RUBBER
(a) Make the rear wiper rubber protrude from the base end stopper of the rear wiper blade.
NOTICE: Do not forcibly pull out the wiper rubber as the backing plates may be deformed or blade claws may be damaged.
HINT:
(b) Pull out the rear wiper rubber from the rear wiper blade completely.
3. INSTALL REAR WIPER RUBBER
(a) Insert the rear wiper rubber from the claw position in the middle of the rear wiper blade to the base end.
b) After passing the rear wiper rubber through the base end claw, make it stick out from the base end stopper to pass it through the tip end claw.
(c) Make sure that the rear wiper blade claws are fit in the rear wiper rubber groove.
HINT:
NOTICE: Do not forcibly slide the wiper rubber as the backing plates may be deformed or the blade claw may be damaged.
On-vehicle cleaning
1. INSPECT FINS BLOCKAGE
If the fins are clogged, wash them with water or a steam cleaner.
Dry with compressed air.
NOTICE:
If the distance between the steam cleaner and the
core is too close, the fins may become damaged.
Keep the following injection distance.
Standard:
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