General Procedure

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Cycle and park the windshield wipers.
Verify the RH and LH windshield wiper blades are located at the alignment marks on the windshield glass.

Fig 1: Identifying Windshield Glass Alignment Marks
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NOTE: Make sure that there is no mechanical binding in the linkage preventing the wiper arms from returning to the fully parked position.

If necessary, remove the windshield wiper pivot arms and reposition them to the alignment marks on the windshield glass. Refer to WIPER PIVOT ARM - FRONT .