Windshield: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
1. REMOVE INNER REAR VIEW MIRROR
2. REMOVE SUN VISORS AND HOLDERS
3. REMOVE FRONT PILLAR GARNISH
a. Pry out clips by your hand.
b. Pull the garnish upward to remove it.
c. Use the same manner described above to the other side.
4. REMOVE WIPER ARMS
Remove the 2 wiper arm head caps, 2 nuts and 2 wiper arms.
5. REMOVE COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVERS
a. Remove the hood to cowl top seal.
b. Remove the 7 clips, then pull out the cowl top ventilator louver RH and LH.
6. REMOVE ASSIST GRIP
7. REMOVE FRONT SIDE OF ROOF HEADLINING
8. REMOVE WINDSHIELD MOULDING
a. Using a knife, cut off the moulding as shown.
NOTE: Do not damage the body with the knife.
b. Remove the remaining moulding.
9. REMOVE WINDSHIELD GLASS
a. Push piano wire through between the body and glass from the interior.
b. Tie both wire ends to wooden blocks or similar objects.
HINT: Apply protective tape to the outer surface to keep the surface from being scratched.
NOTE: When separating the glass, be careful not to damage the paint and interior and exterior ornaments. To prevent scratching the safety pad when removing the windshield, place a plastic sheet between the piano wire and safety pad.
INSTALLATION
1. CLEAN AND SHAPE CONTACT SURFACE OF BODY
a. Using a knife, cut away any rough areas on the body.
HINT: Leave as much of the adhesive on the body as possible.
b. Clean the cutting surface of the adhesive with a shop rag saturated in cleaner.
HINT: Even if all the adhesive has been removed, clean the body.
2. CLEAN REMOVED GLASS
a. Using a scraper, remove the damaged stopper, dam and adhesive sticking to the glass.
b. Clean the glass with cleaner.
NOTE:
- Do not touch the glass face after cleaning it.
- Be careful not to damage the glass.
3. INSTALL NEW STOPPERS
Install new stoppers onto the glass.
4. INSTALL NEW DAM
Install a new dam with adhesive tape as shown in the illustration.
A: 7.0 mm (0.276 in.)
B: 23.5 mm (0.925 in.)
5. POSITION GLASS
a. Using a suction rubber, place the glass in the correct position.
b. Check that all contacting parts of the glass rim are perfectly even.
c. Place reference marks between the glass and body.
d. Remove the glass.
6. CLEAN CONTACT SURFACE OF GLASS
Using a cleaner, clean the contact surface which is black-colored area around the entire glass rim.
NOTE: Do not touch the glass face after cleaning it.
7. COAT CONTACT SURFACE OF BODY WITH PRIMER "M"
Using a brush, coat Primer M to the exposed part of body on the vehicle side.
NOTE:
- Let the primer coating dry for 3 minutes or more.
- Do not coat Primer M to the adhesive.
- Do not keep any of the opened Primer M for later use.
8. COAT CONTACT SURFACE OF GLASS WITH PRIMER "G"
a. Using a brush or a sponge, coat the edge of the glass and the contact surface with Primer G.
b. When the primer is coated wrongly to the area other than the specified, wipe it off with a clean shop rag before the primer dries.
NOTE:
- Let the primer coating dry for 3 minutes or more.
- Do not keep any of the opened Primer G for later use.
9. APPLY ADHESIVE
a. Cut off the tip of the cartridge nozzle.
Part No. 08850-00801 or equivalent
HINT: After cutting off the tip, use all adhesive within the time described in the table.
b. Load the cartridge into the sealer gun.
c. Coat the glass with adhesive as shown.
A: 12.5 mm (0.492 in.)
B: 8.0 mm (0.315 in.)
10. INSTALL WINDSHIELD GLASS AND MOULDING
a. Install the glass, aligning the reference marks using a suction rubber.
HINT: Check to see that the stoppers are attached to the body correctly.
b. Lightly press the glass front surface for close contact.
c. Correct insufficient or protruded adhesive agent using a spatula.
HINT: Apply the adhesive agent up to the windshield glass edge.
d. Install a new windshield moulding to the windshield glass before the adhesive agent hardens.
HINT: Install the moulding, aligning the center of moulding with the center of body.
e. Remove any excessive adhesive agent before it hardens.
f. Hold the glass and moulding in place securely with a protective tape or equivalent until the adhesive hardens.
NOTE: Take care not to drive the vehicle during the time described in the table.
11. INSPECT FOR LEAK AND REPAIR
NOTE: Conduct a leak test after the hardening time has elapsed.
12. INSTALL FRONT SIDE OF ROOF HEADLINING
13. INSTALL ASSIST GRIP
14. INSTALL COWL TOP VENTILATOR LOUVERS AND HOOD TO COWL TOP SEAL
15. INSTALL WIPER ARMS
a. Operate the wiper motor once and turn the wiper switch OFF.
b. Install the wiper arms and tighten nuts by hand.
c. Adjust the installation positions of the wiper arms to the positions as shown in the illustration.
A: Approx. 34 mm (1.34 In.)
d. Torque the nuts.
Torque: 20 N.m (205 kgf.cm, 15 ft.lbf)
e. Install the 2 wiper arm head caps.
16. INSTALL FRONT PILLAR GARNISHES
17. INSTALL SUN VISORS AND HOLDERS
18. INSTALL INNER REAR VIEW MIRROR