A1 - Run Channel Inspection and Repair
ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURESA1 - RUN CHANNEL INSPECTION AND REPAIR
Water can get around the front edge of the door glass through gaps in the weatherstrip. The gaps may be caused by the glass run riding up in its channel (the edges of the weatherstrip look wavy), or by the channel being too wide (the weatherstrip edges are straight but don't touch the glass).
1. With the window up, inspect the top end of the glass run.
^ If the corner is torn, cracked, or split, go to B2, and replace the run.
^ If the corner is OK, go to step 2.
2. Roll the window down, loosen the screw in the top of the quarter window, and pull the top of the quarter window seal up and toward the rear of the car.
3. Pull the glass run out of its channel (to break the surface adhesion), and then push it back in, and roll the window up.
4. Remove the door speaker cover. speaker and protective housing. Then reach through the opening. and pull the bottom of the run out of the lower part of its channel. Pull down on the run until the edges of its weatherstrip are straight.
5. Press the run back into its channel. Then push the 20 to 40 mm excess length forward under the end of the channel and up past the end of the door weatherstrip clip, as shown, to keep the run in place.
6. With the window rolled all the way down, use a soft rubber mallet to carefully narrow the top 100 mm of the run channel. Support the inside of the run channel with your hand while you work.
7. After one pass with the mallet, roll the window all the way up. If the glass chatters or binds against the weatherstrip, widen the channel by gently spreading it with a pair of flat-nose, snap-ring pliers.
8. Roll the window all the way down, and lightly lube the glass run with Silicone (or Lithium Dielectric) grease.
9. With the door open, roll the window all the way up, and check that the top of the door glass pushes the end of the glass run up 2 to 3 mm. If more than 3 mm or less than 2 mm, go to A3, step 3 (Glass Height Adjustment) and adjust the glass height.
10. Squeeze some Cemedine up under the "eyelid" of the quarter window seal. This will keep water from getting under the top of the quarter window seal and dripping down on the inside of the glass.
^ First put a piece of masking tape under the edge of the "eyelid" to catch any excess Cemedine.
^ Fill the cavity with Cemedine, let the excess flow out onto the tape, and then remove the tape.
^ Clean off any remaining sealant with 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner (P/N 051135.08984) on a shop towel.
NOTE
Repeat this procedure anytime the top of the quarter window seal is pulled away from the frame around the quarter window glass.
11. Leak test the repaired area. If it still leaks, repeat steps 6 and 7, and leak test the area again. If the leak persists, reevaluate your diagnosis.