Honda Civic Service Manual page 684

Glass
3 .
Ouarter Glass Replacement (cont'dl
Apply protective tape to along the inside and
outside edges of the body. Using an awl, make a
hole through the adhesive from inside the vehicle.
Push a piece of piano wire through the hole, and
wrap each end around a piece of wood.
With a helper on the outside, pull the piano wire (A)
back and forth in a sawing motion. Hold the piano
wire as close to the quarter glass (B) as possible to
prevent damage to the body, and carefully cut
through the adhesive (C) around the entire quarter
grass.
Cutting positions:
5. Carefully remove the quarter glass.
20-30
6 . With a putty knife, scrape the old adhesive smooth
to a thickness of about 2 mm (0.08 in.) on the
bonding surface around the entire quaner glass
o p e n i n g f l a n g e :
. Do not scrape down to the painted surface of the
body; damaged paint will interfere with proper
bonding
. Remove the clips from the body.
Clean the body bonding surface with a sponge
d a m p e n e d i n a l c o h o l . A f t e r c l e a n i n g . k e e p o i l ,
grease and water from getting on the surface.
lf the old quarter glass is to be reinstalled, use a
putty knife to scrape off all of the old adhesive and
the rubber dam from the glass. Clean the inside
face and the edge of the glass with alcohol where
new adhesive is to be applied. Make sure the
bonding su rface is kept free of water, oil, and
grease.
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