You must remove lower cover on arm to expose the retaining nut then remove the nut before pulling the arm off with two sided puller it is important to make a mark on it so that it is lined up properly when reinstalled . then this should allow access to remove cover over cabin filter.
I may not understand where the filter is located but if the wipers are in the way, turn them on and switch the key off when they are straight up.
If the wipers are mounted as most are, with a knurled fitting with small gradations and possibly a flat spring to take up any play that can develop with use, you should be able to raise them into a position that allows for cleaning of the windshield.
Once in that quasi-vertical position, it should be possible to pull (with some wiggling) them free of the shaft on which they are mounted.
As well as this system works, replacing them is somewhat tricky; you may have to remove them and turn them slightly to regain the same position they were before removal.
I use a dot from a fine marker to mark the position of shaft relative to the socket on the wiper arm so it doesn't normally require more than two tries to remount them.
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There is a plastic cover covering the cabin filter. The windshield wipers have a post that is inside a hole of the plastic cover. The entire windshield wiper has to be removed before I can remove the large plastic cover. Do I just pry them off? I'm hesitant to do this but I believe they are just like gears connected together that slide off and on.
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