Subaru Forester 2019-2025 Owners Manual / Maintenance and service / Replacement of wiper blades / Windshield wiper blade rubber

Subaru Forester: Replacement of wiper blades / Windshield wiper blade rubber

Replace the wiper blade rubber according to the following procedure.

Subaru Forester. Windshield wiper blade rubber

Slit

Pull the wiper blade rubber from the right side in the order of (1), (2) and (3) until the slit on the wiper blade can be seen position.
Pull the end of the wiper blade rubber through the slit to remove it.
Insert a new wiper blade rubber into the slit. Do not insert the wiper blade rubber into the wrong slit.
Insert the wiper blade rubber into the slit, then return to the tip of the position.
Check that the wiper blade rubber is fixed properly. If wiper blade rubbers are not attached properly, they may scratch the windshield.
Attach the wiper blade.

NOTE

It may be difficult to perform the wiper blade rubber replacement. We recommend that you contact your SUBARU dealer for wiper blade rubber replacement if necessary.

Windshield wiper blade assembly

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