Honda Civic Service Manual page 680

Glass
Rear Window Replacement (cont'd)
With a putty kniie. scrape the old adhesive smooth
to a thickness of about 2 mm (0.08 in.) on the
bonding surface around the entire rear window
opening flange:
. Do not scraDe down to the Dainted surface of the
body; damaged paint will interfere with proper
bonding
. Remove the fasteners from the tailqate.
Clean the hatch bonding surface with a sponge
dampened in alcohol. After cleaning, keep oil,
grease and water from getting on the surface,
lf the old rear window is to be reinstalled, use a
putty knife to scrape off all of the old adhesive, the
fasteners and the rubber dams from the rear
window. Clean the inside face and the edge oi the
rear window with alcohol where new adhesive is to
be applied. Make sure the bonding surface is kept
free of water, oil and grease.
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1 1 . G l u e t h e s i d e u p p e r f a s t e n e r s ( A ) a n d s i d e l o w e r
fasteners {B) with adhesive tape {3M 5312, or
e q u i v a l e n t ) . G l u e t h e u p p e r r u b b e r d a m s ( C ) w i t h
adhesive tape (NITTO 501fM, or equivalent) and
glue the lower rubber dam (D) with adhesive tape
(3M 4216, or equivalent) to the inside face of the
rear window (E) as shown. Before installing the
lower rubber dam, apply primer (3M N-200, or
equivalent) to the areas between the alignment
marks {F), then glue the rubber dam on. lf
necessary, glue the spoiler fasteners (G) with
adhesive tape (3M 5671, or equivalent) to the
outside face of the rear window:
. Be sure the side upper fasteners, and upper
r u b b e r d a m s l i n e u p w i t h a l i g n m e n t m a r k s { H , l ) .
. Be sure both ends of the lower rubber dam line
up with the edge of the glass,
. Be sure the spoiler fasteners line up with
a l i g n m e n t m a r k s { J ) .
. Be careful not to touch the rear window where
a d h e s i v e w i l l b e a D o l i e d .
1,1,.,1,' : Apply primer here.
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