The days when every man was able to change his own oil and women rarely drove cars at all are, thankfully, long gone. Today, women are just as savvy as ment when it comes to cars. They're not afraid to roll up their sleeves and take a peek under the hood. In addition, as cars become more and more complex, fewer people overall are able to do maintenance on their own cars.
One of the most basic sorts of car maintenance you can do is to change your windshield wipers. Sure, you can pay a mechanic $10 each to replace your wiper blades. However, with about half that and a few minutes of your time you should be able to change your own.
Here are the basic steps to changing the windshield wipers in your
Toyota hybrid:
- Lift the windshield wiper up off of the windshield.
- Find the small clip that holds the wiper blade in place. Push it. This will release the blade from the wiper arm.
- Remove the blade from the arm.
- Rest your wiper arm on the windshield very carefully. Don't let go of the arm, or it can crack or scratch your windshield.
- Take the new wiper blade out of the packaging.
- Lift the arm and put the new wiper blade on the shaft of the wiper arm. Push until you hear a snap.
- Place the wiper arm back down on the windshield.
- Test your wipers, to make sure they work.
The whole process, from start to finish, shouldn't take you more than just a few minutes.