Raising The Windshield And Replacing Side Bars - Jeep 2010 Wrangler Owner's Manual

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slots located on the floor behind the folded rear
seat at the front of the storage bin cover.
WARNING!
You or others could be injured if you carry the
side bars loose in your vehicle. Remove the
side bars from the vehicle or securely store
them as described or they may cause per-
sonal injury if an accident occurs. See your
authorized dealer for the cinch straps.
10. Remove the windshield wiper arms by first
pulling the wiper away from the windshield and
out to the "lock" position. Unsnap the wiper arm
nut caps, and remove the retaining nuts. Lift the
wiper arms off and store them in the center
console or securely behind the rear seat.
NOTE:
It may be necessary to use a battery terminal
puller tool in order to separate the wiper
arms from the shaft after the nuts have been
removed.
11. Remove the lower windshield plates by
removing the six black round-headed Torx
138
head screws (using a #40 Torx head driver) on
each side of the base of the windshield.
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12. Lower the windshield gently until it con-
tacts the rubber hood bumpers.
13. Secure the windshield by passing a cinch
strap through the footman hoop on the center of
the hood and on the center of the windshield
frame. Tighten the strap to secure the wind-
shield in place.
Raising the Windshield and
Replacing Side Bars
1. Raise the windshield.
2. Loosely attach the rear of the side bar to the
sport bar. Refer to Step 4 of "Lowering Wind-
shield And Removing Side Bars" earlier in this
section.
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• Reattach the sport bar Velcro covering.
3. Attach the front of the side bar to the wind-
shield frame.
• Install the top two hex bolts (13 mm) first,
then the lower side hex bolt (13 mm). The
lower side bolt will not align until the top
two bolts are installed.