Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1650

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Fig. 3 Cut Urethane Around Windshield
WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Roil down the left and right front door
glass and open the rear glass slider (if available)
before installing windshield to avoid pressurizing
the passenger compartment if a door is slammed
before urethane is cured. Water leaks can result.
Allow the urethane at least 24 hours to cure before
returning the vehicle to use.
The windshield fence should be cleaned of most of
its old urethane bonding material. A small amount of
old urethane, approximately 1-2 mm in height,
should remain on the fence. Do not grind off or com­
pletely remove all old urethane from the fence, the
paint finish and bonding strength will be adversely
affected. Support spacers should be cleaned and prop­
erly installed on weld studs or repair screws at bot­
tom of windshield opening.
(1) Place replacement windshield into windshield
opening and position glass in the center of the open­
ing against the support spacers. Mark the glass at
the support spacers with a grease pencil or pieces of
masking tape and ink pen to use as a reference for
installation. Remove replacement windshield from
windshield opening (Fig. 4).
(2) Position the windshield inside up on a suitable
work surface with two padded, wood 10 cm by 10 cm
by 50 cm (4 in. by 4 in. by 20 in.) blocks, placed par­
allel 75 cm (2.5 ft.) apart (Fig. 5).
(3) Clean inside of windshield with Mopar® Glass
Cleaner and lint-free cloth.
(4) Apply clear glass primer 2 5 mm ( 1 in.) wide
around perimeter of windshield and wipe with a new
clean and dry lint-free cloth.
(5) Apply the molding to the windshield:
• Press the upper corners of the molding onto the
windshield.
® Press the header section onto the windshield.
• Press the A-Pillar sections onto the windshield.
URETHANE SET GLASS 23 - 25
WINDSHIELD
Fig. 4 Center Windshield and Mark at Support
Spacers
Fig. 5 Work Surface Set up and Molding Installation
(6) Apply black-out primer onto the glass using the
windshield molding as a guide. The primer should be
15 mm (5/8 in.) wide on the top and sides of the glass
and 25 mm (1 in.) on the bottom of windshield. Allow
at least three minutes drying time.
(7) Position one 5 mm (3/16 in.) soft spacer (p/n
5 5 0 2 8 2 1 4 )
at the bottom of the windshield fence (Fig.
6),
(8) Apply a 1/2 in. high and 3/8 in. wide bead of
urethane around the perimeter of windshield. At the
bottom, apply the bead 7 mm (1/4 in.) inboard from
the glass edge. On the three sides where the molding
is on the glass, follow the edge of molding. The ure­
thane bead should be shaped in a triangular cross-
section, this can be achieved by notching the tip of
the applicator (Fig. 7).
(9) With the aid of a helper, position the wind­
shield over the windshield opening. Align the refer­
ence marks at the bottom of the windshield to the
support spacers.