Body & Frame: Windows: Windshield: Installation
- CLEAN AND SHAPE CONTACT SURFACE OF BODY
- Using a knife, cut away any rough areas on the body.
HINT:
Leave as much of the adhesive on the body as possible.
- Clean the cutting surface of the adhesive with a shop rag saturated in cleaner.
HINT:
Even if all the adhesive has been removed, clean the body.
- Using a knife, cut away any rough areas on the body.
- CLEAN REMOVED GLASS
- Using a scraper, remove the damaged stopper, dam and adhesive sticking to the glass.
- Clean the glass with cleaner.
NOTE:- Do not touch the glass face after cleaning it.
- Be careful not to damage the glass.
- INSTALL NEW STOPPERS
Install new stoppers onto the glass.
- INSTALL NEW DAM
Install a new dam with adhesive tape as shown in the illustration.
7.0 mm (0.276 in.)
23.5 mm (0.925 in.)
- POSITION GLASS
- Using a suction rubber, place the glass in the correct position.
- Check that all contacting parts of the glass rim are perfectly even.
- Place reference marks between the glass and body.
- Remove the glass.
- CLEAN CONTACT SURFACE OF GLASS
Using a cleaner, clean the contact surface which is black-colored area around the entire glass rim.
NOTE: Do not touch the glass face after cleaning it. - COAT CONTACT SURFACE OF BODY WITH PRIMER "M"
Using a brush, coat Primer M to the exposed part of body on the vehicle side.
NOTE:- Let the primer coating dry for 3 minutes or more.
- Do not coat Primer M to the adhesive.
- Do not keep any of the opened Primer M for later use.
- COAT CONTACT SURFACE OF GLASS WITH PRIMER "G"
- Using a brush or a sponge, coat the edge of the glass and the contact surface with Primer G.
- When the primer is coated wrongly to the area other than the specified, wipe it off with a clean shop rag before the primer dries.
NOTE:- Let the primer coating dry for 3 minutes or more.
- Do not keep any of the opened Primer G for later use.
- APPLY ADHESIVE
- Cut off the tip of the cartridge nozzle.
Part No. 08850-00801 or equivalent
HINT:
After cutting off the tip, use all adhesive within the time described in the table below.
ADHESIVE TACKFREE TIMETemperature Tackfree time 35°C(95°F) 15 minutes 20 °C(68 °F) 100 minutes 5 °C(41 °F) 8 hours - Load the cartridge into the sealer gun.
- Coat the glass with adhesive as shown.
12.5 mm (0.492 in.)
8.0 mm (0.315 in.)
- INSTALL WINDSHIELD GLASS AND MOULDING
- Install the glass, aligning the reference marks using a suction rubber.
HINT:
Check to see that the stoppers are attached to the body correctly.
- Lightly press the glass front surface for close contact.
- Correct insufficient or protruded adhesive agent using a spatula.
HINT:
Apply the adhesive agent up to the windshield glass edge.
- Install a new windshield moulding to the windshield glass before the adhesive agent hardens.
HINT:
Install the moulding, aligning the center of moulding with the center of body.
- Remove any excessive adhesive agent before it hardens.
- Hold the glass and moulding in place securely with a protective tape or equivalent until the adhesive hardens.
NOTE: Take care not to drive the vehicle during the time described in the table below.TEMPERATURETemperature Minimum time prior to driving the vehicle 35 °C(95 °F) 1.5 hours 20 °C(68 °F) 5 hours 5 °C(41 °F) 24 hours - Install the glass, aligning the reference marks using a suction rubber.
- INSPECT FOR LEAK AND REPAIR NOTE: Conduct a leak test after the hardening time has elapsed.
- INSTALL FRONT SIDE OF ROOF HEADLINING (See INSTALLATION or INSTALLATION )
- INSTALL ASSIST GRIP
- INSTALL COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVERS AND HOOD TO COWL TOP SEAL
- INSTALL WIPER ARMS
- Operate the wiper motor once and turn the wiper switch OFF.
- Install the wiper arms and tighten nuts by hand.
- Adjust the installation positions of the wiper arms to the positions as shown in the illustration.
Approx. 34 mm (1.34 in.)
- Torque the nuts.
Torque: 20 N.m (205 kgf.cm, 15 ft.lbf)
- Install the 2 wiper arm head caps.
- INSTALL FRONT PILLAR GARNISHES
- INSTALL SUN VISORS AND HOLDERS
- INSTALL INNER REAR VIEW MIRROR
- Cut off the tip of the cartridge nozzle.