MG GT - Replacing Front Windscreen Wiper Blades (with Frame)

Maintenance
ReplacingFrontWindscreenWiperBlades
(Withframe)
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1Withthebonnetinclosedstate,andwithin20
secondsofswitchingtheignitiontotheOFF
position,pressdownthewiperleverswitchtoSingle
Wipeposition(see‘WipersandWashers'inthe
‘InstrumentsandControls’chapter)andrelease,the
wiperwillautomaticallymovetoserviceposition,and
stoponthewindscreen.
2Liftthewiperarmawayfromthewindscreen.
3Rotatethewiperbladeandmakeitapproximately
verticalwiththewiperarm.Loosentheexposed
locatingtagtobothsidesasarrowedanddisengage
thebladeawayfromtheUjointofwiperarmbya
backwardforce.
4Unhookthebladefromthewiperarmanddiscard.
5LocatetheUjointofthewiperarmintheslotofthe
newwiperbladeandensureitisfullyengaged.
6Pivotthewiperbladetowardsthearmuntilthe
locatingtagengagesandisushwiththewiperarm.
7Checkwhetherthewiperbladeisttedcorrectlyto
thearmbeforepositioningonthewindscreen.
8PressdownthewiperstalkswitchagaintoSingle
Wipepositionandrelease,orturnontheignition
switch,thewiperwillexittheservicemodeand
automaticallyreturntoitsoriginalposition.
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