Removal and Installation
WIPER BLADEFRONT
CAUTION: Do not allow the wiper arm to spring back against the glass without the wiper blade in place or the glass may be damaged.
NOTE: The notched end of the wiper element flexor should always be oriented towards the end of the wiper blade that is nearest to the wiper pivot.
REMOVAL
1. Lift the wiper arm (2) to raise the wiper blade and element (6) off of the glass, until the wiper arm hinge is in its over-center position.
2. To remove the blade from the arm, depress the latch release tab (4) on the pivot block (3) under the tip of the arm and slide the blade away from the tip towards the pivot end of the arm far enough to disengage the pivot block from the hook formation (5) on the end of the arm.
3. Extract the hook formation on the tip of the wiper arm through the opening in the wiper blade superstructure (1) just ahead of the pivot block.
4. Gently lower the tip of the wiper arm onto the glass.
INSTALLATION
1. Lift the wiper arm (2) off of the windshield glass, until the wiper arm hinge is in its over-center position.
2. Position the wiper blade near the hook formation (5) on the tip of the arm with the notched end of the wiper element flexor oriented towards the end of the wiper arm that is nearest to the wiper pivot.
3. Insert the hook formation on the tip of the arm through the opening in the blade superstructure (1) ahead of the pivot block (3) far enough to engage the pivot block into the hook.
4. Slide the pivot block up into the hook formation on the tip of the wiper arm until the latch release tab (4) snaps into its locked position. Latch engagement will be accompanied by an audible click.
5. Gently lower the wiper blade and element (6) onto the glass.
REAR
REMOVAL
1. The wiper blade (1) is removed from the rear wiper arm (3) while the arm support is engaged in the park ramp, which raises the blade and element away from the liftgate and the glass.
2. To remove the blade from the wiper arm, squeeze the two latch release tabs (2) together while pulling the blade straight out from the receptacle in the end of the arm.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the rear wiper blade (1) with the latching pivot pins aligned with the receptacle on the tip of the arm (3).
2. Slide the wiper blade pivot pins into the receptacle until they snap into place.