Windshield; Cj Folding Windshield Removal And Installation - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

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Rear Window
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Windshield 3N-1
W I N D S H I E L D
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Cherokee-Wagoneer-Truck Wlndshiatd Glass
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CJ Folding Windshield
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Rear View Mirror Bracket
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CJ Windshield Glass
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GENERAL
The windshields on all models consist of two sheets of
plate glass laminated together to form a one-piece safety
glass.
All CJ windshields are retained in their openings by
rubber weatherstrips (channels).
New for 1979, all Cherokee-Wagoneer-Truck model
windshields are bonded to the rubber weatherstrip and
the rubber weatherstrip is bonded to the body opening to
improve glass retention and sealing.
The safety type glass is designed with adequate clear-
ance to prevent stress and strains. When replacing
cracked glass resulting from causes other than a direct
blow or a known instance of temporary misalignment, it
is very important that the cause of the breakage be
determined and the condition corrected.
The inside rear view mirror bracket for all models is
bonded directly to the windshield glass with a polyvinyl-
butyral compound through a heat-induction process.
Service replacement windshield glass may have the
rear view mirror bracket bonded to the windshield glass.
In this case, the mirror is simply transferred from the
damaged windshield to the bracket on the replacement
windshield.
If the replacement windshield does not have a bonded
mirror bracket or if the bonded bracket has been lost, a
service kit is available for bracket installation. The kit is
available from your local parts distribution center and
consists of a replacement bracket and a firm-setting,
two-component adhesive. Installation instructions are
included in the kit, and also in this section.
N O T E : Do not attempt to remount the original
bracket. Use a new bracket kit.
CJ FOLDING WINDSHIELD
The windshield and frame assembly may be lowered
to the hood by removing the knobs at each side of the
windshield. When in the lowered position, always secure
the windshield by passing the strap at the top of the
windshield through the footman loop on the hood and
drawing the strap up firmly.
Removal
(1) Remove necessary top components from wind-
shield frame.
(2) Disconnect wiper motor wiring harness from
switch.
(3) Remove windshield hinge-to-frame attaching
screws using Torx Bit Tool J-25359-02.
(4) Remove windshield holddown knobs and remove
windshield frame.
Installation
(.1) Position windshield frame on vehicle and install
windshield hinge-to-frame attaching screws using Torx
Bit Tool J-25359-02.
(2) Install windshield holddown knobs.
(3) Connect wiper motor wiring harness to switch.
(4) Install necessary top components to windshield
frame.