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GLASS
23-63
WINDSHIELD
Removal
IAP
Models)
protective covering.
(1)
Cover the cowl, hood and fender areas with a
(2) Remove the windshield wiper arms and blades.
(3) Remove the outside windshield mouldings, cowl
grille panel (Fig. 140), and the inside garnish mould-
ings.
(4) Using a fibre wedge, loosen the weatherstrip
from the fence at the top and sides on the inside and
outside areas.
(5) With an assistant supporting the glass on the
outside, exert hand pressure on the glass at one of
the lower corners to force the glass and weatherstrip
off of the fence and seal..
(6) Remove the glass and weatherstrip from the
opening.
(7)
Inspect the polyethylene seal on the windshield
opening and replace if necessary.
(8) Inspect the fence area for burrs or misalign-
ment and correct as necessary.
(9) Use extreme care and remove the weatherstrip
from the glass.
(10) If the original weatherstrip is to be reinstalled,
remove all cement and sealer from the weather-
strip.
(11)
Remove all sealers from the windshield glass
at the weatherstrip areas.
Seals and Sealers
(1)
Apply a ?4 inch bead of sealer down both wind-
shield side frames to the upper end of the lower cor-
ners (Fig. 141).
(2) Apply the polyethylene seal, if removed, to the
windshield opening fence starting at the lower end
and above the sealer applied in step 1.
(3)
Pressurize the seal to the fence with hand pres-
sure.
(4) Apply the upper seal by starting with a
Y 4
inch
overlap (maximum) at the left hand side.
(5) When the upper seal is completely installed, the
seal should overlap the lower seal at the right hand
side by two inches (maximum).
(6) If the overlap is greater than two inches, trim
off the excess at approximately a
30 degree angle
(Fig. 141).
(7) Hand pressurize the seals to eliminate all
wrinkles or puckers.
(8)
Apply a
y 8
inch bead of cement across the cowl
top panel at the bottom of the upstanding flange of
the windshield opening.
lnstallation
(1)
Apply sealer on each lip of the windshield glass
groove in the weatherstrip and position the glass in
the weatherstrip.
SEAL
CEMENT
I
\
IF
OVERLAP IS
O V E R 2" TRIM
AS
SHOWN
N K952
Fig. 141-Windshield
Seals and Sealers
IAP
Modehl
(2) Insert twine, starting at the top center of the
weatherstrip, into the fence groove portion of the
weatherstrip, across the top and down both sides
(Fig. 93).
(3) With an assistant position the windshield glass
and weatherstrip on the windshield opening.
(4)
With pressure being applied against the glass
from the outside, enter the car and starting at one of
the lower corners, alternately pull the ends of the
twine half way up the sides seating the weather-
strip on the fence.
(5) Applying constant hand pressure to the glass
sides, seat the balance of the weatherstrip on the
fence.
(6) Pressurize the weatherstrip to the seal with hand
pressure to insure proper seating in the opening.
(7)
Remove all excess sealers and cements from the
glass.
(8) Water test the windshield area.
(9)
Install the cowl grille panel, windshield outside
mouldings, wiper arms and blades and inside garnish
mouldings.
(10) Remove the protective covering from the
cowl, hood and fender areas.
Removal
(AR
Models)
protective covering.
garnish mouldings.
(1)
Cover the cowl, hood and fender areas with a
(2)
Remove the inside windshield glass opening
(3)
Remove the "A" post outside chrome mould-
ings.
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