Windshield Moldings; Cut Urethane Around Windshield - Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(4) Cut urethane bonding from around windshield
using a suitable sharp cold knife. A pneumatic cut-
ting device can be used if available. (Fig. 2)
(5) Remove windshield from vehicle.
Fig. 1 Windshield Moldings
1 – MOLDING
2 – WINDSHIELD
3 – FOAM BLOCK
4 – COWL
5 – FENDER
Fig. 2 Cut Urethane Around Windshield
1 – COLD KNIFE
2 – WINDSHIELD
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.
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 wind-
shield opening.
(1) Place replacement windshield into position and
center in the opening against the support spacers.
(2) Verify the glass lays evenly against the pinch
weld fence at the sides, top and bottom of the
replacement windshield. If not, the pinch weld fence
must be formed to the shape of the new glass.
(3) 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 (Fig. 3).
(4) Remove replacement windshield from wind-
shield opening.
(5) 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. 4).
WARNING: DO NOT USE SOLVENT BASED GLASS
CLEANER TO CLEAN
APPLYING GLASS PREP AND PRIMER. POOR
ADHESION CAN RESULT.
(6) Clean inside of windshield with ammonia based
glass cleaner and lint-free cloth.
(7) Apply molding to top edge of windshield.
(8) 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.
(9) Apply Glass Primer 25 mm (1 in.) wide around
perimeter of windshield. Allow at least three minutes
drying time.
(10) Using a razor knife, remove as much original
urethane as possible. Do not damage paint on wind-
shield fence.
(11) Apply pinch weld primer 15 mm (.75 in.) wide
around the windshield fence. Allow at least three
minutes drying time.
(12) If a low viscosity urethane adhesive is used,
install compression spacers on the fence around the
windshield opening (Fig. 5).
(13) Apply a 10 mm (0.4 in.) bead of urethane
along center line of windshield fence.
(14) 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.
(15) Slowly lower windshield glass to windshield
opening fence. Guide the molding into proper position
as necessary. Push windshield inward molding is
flush to roof line and A-pillars (Fig. 6).
(16) Clean excess urethane from exterior with
Mopar Super Kleen or equivalent.
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WINDSHIELD BEFORE