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Handmade Tool

NOTE: Referring to the data described below, prepare the materials to make a nozzle windshield washer adjustment tool.
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Preparation items: 

Vertebra of wiper blade which is to be discarded Vinyl tape

  1. Grind the vertebra edge until the width becomes 1 mm (0.04 in).
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  2. Bend the vertebra at the position 25 mm (0.98 in) away from its end by 45°.
  3. Bend the vertebra at the position 29 mm (1.14 in) away from the other end by 45°.
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  4. Double up the vertebra so that the longer end (29 mm (1.14 in)) comes upward.
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  5. Secure the vertebra with a vise (a) so that the tip clearance between upper and lower becomes 5 mm (0.2 in).
  6. Bend the vertebra at the position approximately 90 mm (3.54 in) away from the bending point for the longer end.
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  7. Check that the tip clearance between upper and lower is 5 mm (0.2 in), and secure the vertebra with vinyl tape (b).
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