Subaru Forester Manuals 2011 Forester Owner’s Manual | Page 393

Maintenance and service 2. Pull the blade rubber assembly out of the plastic support. 1) Metal spines 3. If the new blade rubber is not provided with two metal spines, remove the metal spines from the old blade rubber and install them in the new blade rubber. 11-43 ends. If the rubber is not retained properly, the wiper may scratch the rear window glass. 4. Align the claws of the plastic support with the grooves in the blade rubber assembly, then slide the blade rubber assembly into place. Securely retain both ends of the rubber with the stoppers on the plastic support