Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001 Service Manual Supplement page 2437

PT
WINDSHIELD (Continued)
CAUTION: Protect all painted and trimmed surfaces
from coming in contact with urethane or primers.
Be careful not to damage painted surfaces when
removing moldings or cutting urethane around
windshield.
REMOVAL - INTERIOR METHOD
The urethane adhesive holding the windshield to
the opening pinch weld (fence) can be cut using a
sharp cold knife from the exterior of the vehicle.
Using the cold knife method is effective if the wind-
shield is already broken. If the glass must be sal-
vaged, cutting the urethane adhesive from the
interior of the vehicle using a reciprocating or oscil-
lating power knife is recommended.
(1) Remove inside rear view mirror.
(2) Remove instrument panel top cover, refer to
Instrument Panel.
(3) Remove A-pillar trim.
(4) Place protective covers over instrument panel
and hood.
(5) Using a reciprocating or oscillating power
knife, cut urethane adhesive holding the windshield
to the A-pillars, roof header and cowl pinch weld
fences. Refer to instructions provided with the equip-
ment being used.
(6) Remove windshield from vehicle.
REMOVAL - EXTERIOR METHOD
The urethane adhesive holding the windshield to
the opening pinch weld (fence) can be cut using a
sharp cold knife from the exterior of the vehicle.
Using the cold knife method is effective if the wind-
shield is already broken. If the glass must be sal-
vaged, cutting the urethane adhesive from the
interior of the vehicle using a reciprocating or oscil-
lating power knife is recommended.
(1) Remove inside rear view mirror.
(2) Remove windshield wiper arms.
(3) Remove cowl cover.
(4) Place protective covers over instrument panel
and hood.
(5) Remove windshield A-pillar trim.
(6) Using a sharp cold knife, cut urethane adhe-
sive holding the windshield to the A-pillars, roof
header and cowl pinch weld fences (Fig. 1). A power
cutting device can be used if available.
(7) Remove windshield from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Open the left front door glass before
installing windshield to avoid pressurizing the pas-
senger compartment. If a door is slammed before
urethane bonding is cured, water leaks can result.
2001 PT CRUISER
Fig. 1 Cut Urethane Around Windshield
1 - COLD KNIFE
2 - WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLY WIYH ENCAPSULATION
Allow the urethane at least 24 hours to cure before
returning the vehicle to use.
To avoid stressing the replacement windshield, the
urethane bonding material on the windshield fence
should be smooth and consistent to the shape of
the replacement windshield. The support spacers
should be cleaned and properly installed on weld
studs or repair screws at bottom of windshield
opening.
(1) Verify support spacers in windshield opening. If
not present, install spacers as indicated (Fig. 3).
(2) Verify squeak tape on roof panel hooks. If not
present, install squeak tape (Fig. 3). Section C-C.
(3) Verify replacement windshield has squeak tape
and anti-squeak lube. If not present, install squeak
tape and anti-squeak lube (Fig. 2).
(4) Position windshield into opening by installing
encapsulation locator pin then loading the encapsula-
tion hooks onto the panel hooks (Fig. 4).
(5) Verify glass encapsulation lays evenly along
roof panel and that there is no gapping of the encap-
sulation squeak tape to the windshield opening. If
gaps are present, the pinch weld fence must be
formed to the shape of the new glass.
(6) Remove replacement windshield from opening.
(7) 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).
WARNING: DO NOT USE SOLVENT BASED GLASS
CLEANER
APPLYING GLASS PREP AND PRIMER. POOR
ADHESION CAN RESULT.
(8) Clean inside of windshield with ammonia based
glass cleaner and lint-free cloth.
(9) Apply Glass Prep adhesion promoter 25 mm
(1 in.) wide around perimeter of windshield and wipe
with clean/dry lint-free cloth until no streaks are vis-
ible.
STATIONARY GLASS
TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD
23 - 5
BEFORE