Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2013 Impreza WRX & WRX STI Owner's Manual | Page 354

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Maintenance and service

with the grooves in the rubber and slide
the blade rubber assembly into the metal
support until it locks.

1)

& Rear window wiper blade
assembly (5-door models)
1. Raise the wiper arm off the rear
window.

Metal spines

2. 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.

1)

Stopper

4. Be sure to position the claws at the
end of the metal support between the
stoppers on the rubber as shown. If the
rubber is not retained properly, the wiper
blade may scratch the windshield.

NOTE
The illustration shows the replacement
procedure for type A rubber wiper
blades, however the replacement procedure is the same for type B. Perform
the replacement of type B wiper blades
following the procedure in this section.
3. Align the claws of the metal support

2. Turn the wiper blade assembly counterclockwise.