Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual page 1424

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
NOTE: No special tools are required to release the
membrane from the headliner. Pull down use hand
force only to release the membrane.
(12) Remove headliner from vehicle through the
rear door, using two people (Fig. 90).
(13) Ensure that the rear locator flexible clip is
removed from the roof steel. Install rear locator flex-
ible clip into the base located on the headliner before
installing the headliner (Fig. 91).
Fig. 90 Headliner
1 – REAR CLIP
2 – MEMBRANE
Fig. 91 Locator Flexible Clip
1 – FLEXIBLE CLIP
2 – BASE
3 – HEADLINER
INSTALLATION
NOTE: The DO NOT remove headliner membrane
from vehicle. No additional use of any additional
adhesives is needed.
(1) Place headliner in proper position in vehicle.
(2) Engage the locator flexible clip to attach head-
liner to roof above rear window and press on the
membrane to ensure contact.
(3) Install upper right and left quarter trim pan-
els.
(4) Install front and rear assist handles.
(5) Install upper right and left B-pillar trim pan-
els.
(6) Install wire harness along A-pillar and connect
wire connector to the fuse panel.
(7) Install overhead console or front interior lights
(8) Install right and left sun visors and retainers.
(9) Install right and left A-pillar trim panels.
(10) Install seat, and return seats to up the right
position.
(11) Engage the hook and loop patch fasteners
around the sun roof opening.
ROOF STRUCTURAL MEMBRANE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove headliner.
(2) Remove roof support membrane, using a Mold-
ing Removal Tool, 3-M p/n 08978.
(3) Carefully pull down corner of roof structural
membrane enough to insert molding removal tool
between roof panel and adhesive. Activate air chisel,
while keeping the blade at an angle, ensuring not to
flex the roof panel. Evenly separate the adhesive
strips from the roof panel until the structural mem-
brane is removed.
NOTE: USE EXTREME CARE WHEN PULLING ON
THE STRUCTURAL MEMBRANE, THE ROOF PANEL
WILL DENT/DING/CREASE/FLEX AND CAUSE PER-
MANENT DAMAGE.
(4) Using a razor blade scraper tool, scrape off
remaining adhesive residue.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place headliner in vehicle allowing it to rest in
a down position on the seats.
(2) Outside of the vehicle, using the adhesive sup-
plied, apply five 10 mm (0.39 inch) diameter beads of
adhesive within the printed black lines or at the cen-
ter of membrane strips for the length of the new
structural membrane, stopping 38 mm (1.5 inches)
before each end (Fig. 92).
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