Windshield Glass

REMOVAL

WARNING: SAFETY GLASSES AND GLOVES MUST BE WORN TO PREVENT PERSONAL
INJURY.

CAUTION: Use care to avoid damage to the instrument panel and roof headlining.

1. Remove windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shafts.
2. Remove visors and drop headliner near windshield opening down to avoid cutting headliner during windshield removal. Place a small block of suitable material between headliner and roof to act as a spacer. Remove interior garnish mouldings as required.
3. Remove exterior windshield mouldings.
4. Remove cowl vent screens.
5. Remove windshield inside rear view mirror.
















6. Use Rotunda Knife with Offset Blade 107-R1511, or Rotunda Interior Auto Glass Cut-Out Knife Kit 164-R2450 or equivalent to cut sealer. Refer to manufacturer's instructions when using tool.






7. Remove windshield glass and windshield garnish mouldings from the vehicle using a suitable suction tool.






8. Trim remaining urethane on pinch weld to within 1 and 1.5 mm (0.04 and 0.06 inch) thickness with utility knife or razor blade. When completed, surface should be smooth and free of cuts and contamination.
9. Check pinch weld sealing area for damaged sheet metal, rust or foreign objects which may have caused, or may cause, glass breakage. Service metal if necessary.

INSTALLATION
1. If painted sheet metal has been exposed anywhere along the flange, use the supplied wool applicator and apply urethane metal primer WSB-M2G234-C to windshield pinch weld.

NOTE: A minimum of 10 minutes is required for primer surface to dry.

2. Apply vinyl foam tape C6AZ-19627-A meeting Ford specification ESB-M36137-A along cowl area and 100 mm (4 inches) up the lower A-pillars.
3. Place windshield and moulding assembly on a low, stable work surface, inside up.
4. Clean windshield with non alcohol-based glass cleaner.
5. Using a clean wool applicator, wipe inside glass edge with Urethane Glass Prep WSB-M5B280-C2 21 mm (0.8 inch) wide along top and sides and 70 mm (2.75 inch) wide along bottom. Wipe off glass prep and repeat prep application.

NOTE: Wipe off Urethane Glass Prep WSB-M5B280-C2 immediately after application because it flash dries. Prep application must be applied twice.

6. Properly align windshield glass to body.
a. Place windshield glass into opening. Center it top and bottom, side-to-side (adjust lower velcro glass stops if necessary).
b. Using masking tape or crayon, make alignment marks at points on four sides of both glass and window opening.
7. Remove windshield glass and moulding assemblies from vehicle and place it back on work table.
8. Thoroughly shake and stir Urethan Glass Primer WSB-M2G314-B to make sure of uniform pigment mixing.
9. Using a clean wool applicator, apply primer to inside glass edge 21 mm (0.8 inch) wide along top and sides and 70 mm (2.75 inch) wide along bottom.

NOTE: Allow a minimum of five minutes for glass primer to dry.






10. Apply an even bead of urethane WSB-M2G316-B around entire sheet metal pinch weld next to windshield moulding retaining leg. Apply second bead of urethane along the bottom of the windshield opening. The bead should be triangular in shape, 16 mm (0.625 inch) high and 8 mm (0.33 inch) at base.

NOTE:
^ Leave a door window slightly open until adhesive is cured.
^ Apply new urethane on top of existing material on pinch weld.
^ Apply a double bead of urethane along the bottom of windshield opening.

11. Install windshield assembly onto vehicle, taking care to align marks on glass to marks on body must be done before adhesive skins over.
12. Remove spacer and install headliner, visors and interior garnish moulding.
13. Install rear view mirror.

CAUTION:
^ Use only urethane for service of air and water leaks in urethane set windshield.
^ When replacing urethane installed glass parts, the vehicle should not be driven until the urethane has cured. At temperatures above 13° (55°F) and relative humidities above 50%, adequate cure time is typically 12 to 24 hours (less at higher temperatures and humidities). See detailed instructions provided by the urethane manufacturer. Inadequate or improper curing may adversely affect the retention of the windshield.

14. Check installation for air and water leaks in urethane seal.