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Installation Procedure

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    Fig 1: Installing Rear Wiper Blade End Cap
    GM512044Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: The end cap should be installed on the end of the rear wiper blade that will be the farthest from the rear wiper motor drive shaft.
  1. Install the end cap on the rear wiper blade.
  2. IMPORTANT: The element must be secure in all the claw sets.
  3. Install the new element into the rear wiper blade and the end cap until the inner claw set engages the vertebra notches.
  4. Install the rear wiper blade onto the rear wiper arm. Refer to Wiper Arm Replacement - Rear .