Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 1467

15-52 1972 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
WIND DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY,
DEFLECTOR AND HINGE UNIT
REMOVAL
1. To remove the deflector from the hinge unit, remove
the left and right deflector to hinge mounting screws
and the center mounting bolt. Slip deflector out of
hinges.
2. To remove the entire deflector assembly, remove the
eight (8) deflector hinge strap to front inner retainer
mounting screws. To allow clearance to remove an
interior trim side moulding, remove the four (4) de-
flector assembly mounting screws on the side toward
the trim moulding. This will allow the end of the
hinge strap to be pulled down to give clearance for
removal of the side moulding.
INSTALLATION
1. To remount the hinge assembly, locate the assembly
on the front inner retainer, and install the eight (8)
mounting screws.
2. If the deflector was removed from the hinge strap,
insert the deflector between the hinge straps and in-
stall the right and left mounting screws. Then install
the center hinge mounting bolt. The tightness of this
bolt determines the force required to move the deflec-
tor panel up and down.
FRONT RETAINERS, INNER AND OUTER
REMOVAL
1. Remove eight (8) deflector retaining screws.
2. To remove the front lower retainer, drill out the riv-
ets on the latch side of the opening.
3. To remove the front upper retainer, drill out the
rivets on the latch side and the top side of the open-
ing.
NOTE: Drill out rivets using a l/8" diameter
dnU.
4. Remove the retainers.
CAUTION: Channels are bonded to the roof
panel with an adhesive sealer. To preven t dam-
age, use a fiber stick tool to pry the slide chan-
nel from the roof panel.
INSTALLATION
1. Remove any sealer residue from the retainer and the
roof top panel.
Apply a bead of fresh sealer (Dow Corning "Silastic"
or equivalent) on the inner surface along the full
length of the retainer and around each rivet hole.
Install the retainer on the edge of the opening.
Insert several rivets to position the retainer and hold
it in alignment to the opening and the rivet holes.
Install the rivets.
Wipe off any excess sealer which may have been
squeezed out from under the retainer.
Locate the wind deflector on the inner retainer and
install 8 retaining screws.
FRONT HEADER AND LATCHING HANDLE
MECHANISM
The front header can be disassembled for lubrication or
for repair of the latching mechanism.
DISASSEMBLY
Unlock and partially open the sunroof. Hold the left
side of the front header and force the right side to the:
rear until the nylon capped end is out of the side slide
channel. Place the header on the rear half of the sun
roof.
NOTE: The handle must be rotated to the un-
latched position for disassembly or assembly of
the header.
Separate the two (2) layers of top material between
the header and the first sliding roof bow. Carefully
remove the staples from the small retaining flaps.
Pull ends of first non-sliding roof bow out of pockets
in outer top material.
Remove the two (2) flat head screws from the upper
surface of the header panel using a flat blade stubby
screwdriver. The screws are located 6" from each end
of the header.
Separate the header and fold back the top half to
expose the latching mechanism (Fig. 15-57B).
Apply a non-staining lubricant to the lube point in-
dicated.
ASSEMBLY
1. When assembling the header, the pull down levers
must engage the slots in the upper half of the header.
2. Install the two (2) screws through the top surface of
the header.