Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 867

PART 18- 1
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Interior Trim And Roof Outside Cover
18-23
mouldings or ornamentation in the
immediate area to be repaired.
Carefully peel the edge of the ma-
terial free from the sheet metal.
Clean the metal surface thoroughly
of the old adhesive.'Apply a thin film
of adhesive to both the vinyl and metal
surface. Allow the adhesive to air dry
for several seconds.
Grasp the material firmly then draw
the material taut as shown in Fig. 40.
FIG. 40-Loose Material at Blind
Quarter
Secure the edge of the material with
drive nails or sheet metal screws as
required to assure that the material
does not creep.
Apply sealer over the drive nails or
sheet metal screws to prevent possible
water leaks. Install the mouldings.
Separated Bonded Seam
Connect the soldering iron and set
the transformer heat range to No. 7
position (approximately 225 degrees
F) .
Clean the soldering iron tip thor-
oughly with the abrasive pad. This
must be done frquently while perform-
ing the repair to avoid vinyl build-up
on the tip. Start a t one end of the
separated seam and insert the tip of
the soldering iron between the bonded
seam as shown in Fig. 41. Note the
pbsition of the curved tip. Slowly move
the tip along the underside of the seam
following immediately with the fingers
to press the seam together.
Reverse the soldering iron tip as
shown in Fig. 42 and again slowly
move the tip along the edge of the
seam.
This completes the repair and, if
performed correctly, should not re-
quire paint touch-up. If, however, the
vinyl surface outboard of the seam has
a glossy or shiny appearance created
by the repair, the area can be restored
to its original luster with a dulling
agent or by applying liquid vinyl as
shown in Fig. 32. Several coats may
be required. The last coat should be a
fog coat to blend the vinyl top luster.
Adhesive Smears
Adhesive smears can be removed in
most cases, provided this is done im-
mediately and the adhesive is not al-
lowed to age on the vinyl roof. There-
fore, it is imperative that the clean-up
is performed as soon as possible.
Fresh sealer smears can be removed
by rubbing the smear off with a rubber
cement pick-up block such as the type
described in the list of materials.
3. Unpack and lay out the new
cover.
4.
Remove the back window out-
side mouldings.
5. Remove both rear side belt
mouldings (the retaining nuts are ac-
cessible from inside the luggage com-
partment).
6. Remove the rear belt moulding.
7. Remove the roof side weather-
strip retaining screw from the front
pillars. Remove the weatherstrips
from the weatherstrip retainers far
enough back to permit removal of the
first five weatherstrip retainer retaining
screws. Then, position the weather-
strip retainer aside and remove the
front pillar outside mouldings.
8. Remove the windshield outside
top moulding.
9. Remove both drip rail mould-
ings (snap off).
10. Carefully pry the Cover-to-drip
rail retainer out of the drip rail trough
(the retainer is snapped into place).
11. Remove the moulding retainers
from the top of the windshield and
around the back window.
12. Clean all mouldings and re-
tainers. Clean excess sealer from the
windshield and back window openings.
13. Remove the cover from the
roof. Leave the old staples in place.
14. Apply sealer to the staples.
FIG. 4
I
-Applying Heat to
Underside of Bonded Seam
Installation
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
1. Measure and mark the center
of the new top fabric.
F A L C O N , F A I R L A N E
2. Measure and mark the center of
A N D M O N T E G O - E X C E P T
the vehicle roof.
M O D E L 6 2
3. Apply adhesive (C5AZ- 19C525-
A) to the underside of the cover be-
tween the center mark and the out-
Removal
board seam. D o not apply adhesive t o
the cover in the area below the back
1. Discor~nect the battery ground
window.
cable. 4.
Apply adhesive (C5AZ-19C525-
2. Cover the fenders, front seats A) to half of the roof. D o not apply ad-
and rear deck area with protective hesive to the area below the back win-
covers. dow.
FIG. 42-Applying Heat to Edge of Bonded Seam