PREVOST H3-41 Maintenance Manual page 739

To remove the panel assembly, remove the 4
bolts fastening the 2 hinges to the escape hatch
frame and retain the 4 flat washers. Reinstall the
panel assembly by fastening the 2 hinges with
the 4 bolts and flat washers removed earlier.
CAUTION
When installing, roof escape hatch's hinge
must be toward the front of vehicle, to prevent
the hatch from being ripped out if accidentally
opened while vehicle is running.
FIGURE 44: ESCAPE HATCH
Escape Hatch Frame
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When necessary, the escape hatch frame can
be removed and replaced in the following way:
1. Support the frame from inside the vehicle.
2. Remove rivets.
3. Cut the rubber seal with a sharp edge knife
and remove the hatch frame.
4. On vehicle top, using the knife, remove as
much as possible the remaining rubber seal.
5. Drill holes (if needed) in the new metal
frame.
6. Clean both vehicle top and new hatch frame
with SIKA 205.
7. Apply rubber adhesive SIKA 221 under the
hatch frame surface.
8. Install the frame in place and fix it with rivets.
9. Remove excess adhesive and clean all
around.
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