How to Install a Windshield Wiper Blade on a 2005 Pontiac G6

Pontiac equipped the 2005 model-year G6 cars with windshield wiper blades and wiper blade elements that are replaceable by the do-it-yourselfer. The blade mounted on the end of the wiper arm holds the wiper element against the windshield. As the windshield wiper motor rotates, the arms oscillate and move the wipers across the windshield where the elements act as squeegees to remove water and debris from the field of vision. Damage to the elements and weakening of the blade tension over time necessitates replacement of these components.

Instructions

1. Align the rubber claw channel on the sides of the wiper blade element with the wiper blade claws in the wiper arm.

2. Slide the blade element into the arm. Guide the element through each set of claws on the arm until the element snaps into place in the arm notches.

3. Position the blade with the element facing up. Insert the hooked end of the wiper arm into the opening in the middle of the blade. Hook the end of the arm over the pin inside the blade and push it in securely until it snaps into place.

4. Flip the blade around so the wiper element is facing the windshield and lower the wiper arm until the blade element lays fully against the windshield.

Tips & Warnings

• Skip Steps 1 and 2 if the wiper blade includes the element.

References

• "GM Service and Parts Operations Publication;" Document ID# 1462807, 2005 Pontiac G6, Wiper Arm Blade Replacement; General Motors Corporation; 2004
• "GM Service and Parts Operations Publication"; Document ID# 1462810, 2005 Pontiac G6, Wiper Blade Element Replacement; General Motors Corporation; 2004
• Extended GM Warranty: 2005 Pontiac G6 Owner's Manual

Resources

• Carnegie Mellon, Design Decisions Laboratory: Windshield Wiper Ideas
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Inventor of the Week Archive: Windshield Wipers