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Fig.
8·22.
Remov
ing the windshield
FiHing
the windshield
1.
Inject
sea
lin
g a
gent into th
e
hol
es w he re t he new
clips are to be fitted. Use pump No
.
2101 63.
2.
Fit new clips.
3. Clean weil the surfaces where the tape is to lie on
the body and windsh ield. Use ethyl or methyl
acetate for the cleaning. Be careful not to touch
the deaned surfaces.
4. Coat the clips with sealing agent No. 686275 so
that the agent forms a smooth bridge between
the clips and body for the butyl tape to seal
against.
5. Coat adhesive on the cleaned surfaces on the
body and windshield. Coat an edge between 18
and 21 mm (3/4 and 7/8
"
) in width round the wind-
shield, measured from its outer edge. Apply the
adhesive twice to ensure total coverage. Any
adhesive spill on the body or glass surfaces can
be removed with methyl acetate. The adhesive
can be applied within 5 minutes after the cleaning.
6. Fit both the spacers on the lower edge of the
windshield opening. They should lie between the
2nd and 3rd dip from each windshield post.
7.
Fit the butyl tape on the body not less than 10
minutes and not more than 1 hour after the
adhesive has been applied. Roll the tape round
the whole of the windshield opening with the
protective paper on
.
The joint should be opposite
one of the side posts and the joint ends should be
cut at an angle.
The tape is best cut with a heated knife
.
Place the tape edge to edge with the spot-welded
flange. The tape profile may not be altered by
stretching. The protective paper is removed im·
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mediately before the windshield is
installed.
Be
careful not to dirty or
touch the
adhesive surface
oF the tape.
8.
Use
a
g
llass
lifter
for fitting the
windshield.
Two
men are
required
to fit the w
indshi
eld. It
must
be
carefully
fitted in t he open ing
befo
re be ing p laced
aga
in
st the
t
ape. Once t he w
in
ds
hi
eld has bee
n
p laced
in position, th en adju sting possibiliti
es are
ve
ry
sma
ll.
The w
ind shi
e ld
mu
st
not li
e aga
in st
a
ny cli
p.
9.
Fit th
e
fi
xture SYO 2899 a
nd
press the
win dshi
eld
f
i
rm
ly in position
.
Wh
en
th
e
outer pl
a ne of
th
e
w
in dshi eld li
es
l
± 1.5
mm
(O.04± O.06"
) from th
e
o uter edge of
th
e b
ody,
then
the w
in dshi
eld
is
in
t
he
correct
pos
iti
o
n.
Let the fixture re ma
in
abo ut
45
seco
nds.
10.
If
the
butyl
tape is sq ueezed o uts ide
th
e edge
oF
t he w
in dshi
eld o
n
its
inside, cut
it off w
ith
a
warm knife.
Note
: If a
ny
pa rt of
th
e pa inted edge
on
w
hi ch
the
butyl·
tape is f itted is see
n through th
e w
in
d-
shiel
d f
rom
t he
ou
ts ide of t he
vehicle,
a
pply
sea
lin
g agent 686275
to
these
points. Thi
s is
only
required for light-colored vehicle
s
11. Fit
t
he
outer trim
moulding, see
"
Fitting th
e
windshield moulding".
12.
Fit the inner cover strips and rearview mirror.
13.
Fit the windshield wiper arms.
REAR
WINDOW
~emoving
the
rea·r
window
l.
Remove the trim mouldings as described in opera
-
tions 1-3 under "Removing rear window mould-
ing
"
.
2.
Remove the cables for the electrically heated rear
window.
3. Release the rubber strip both from the rear window
and sheet metal by inserting a wooden putt Y
knife moistened in synthetic washing solution (the
putt Y knife should be moistened now and then
during the course of the work) between the rub-
ber strip and rear window and between the rubber
strip and sheet metal respectively and moving it
all round.
4.
Start removing the rubber strip in the upper
left-
hand corner by levering the rubber strip over the
edge of the sheet metal from inside and at the
same time carefully pulling out the strip from out-
side with a pair of wide-nosed grips. Then care-
fully pull off the strip by hand aU round and
remove the rear window.
Remove all sealing compound from the sheet
metal. If it has dried on, first carefully scrape off
the sealing compound and then wash clean with
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