FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Quarter Window Glass

Quarter Window Glass:






REMOVAL SERVICE POINT

[[A]] QUARTER WINDOW GLASS REMOVAL




1. Apply cloth tape to protect quarter window glass.

CAUTION: Putting glass adhesive knife too deeply into windshield adhesive may damage quarter window glass.







2. Use glass adhesive knife to cut away adhesive.
Keep glass adhesive knife at right angles with body flange (from inside the vehicle), and put the blade at body flange. Then cut away adhesive along the body flange.

NOTE: If glass adhesive knife does not reach the body flange, Refer to WINDSHIELD.

3. Make mating marks on the quarter window glass and body.




4. Use special tool MB990480 to remove the quarter window glass.

CAUTION:
- Be careful not to remove more adhesive than is necessary.
- Be careful also not to damage the paintwork on the body surface with the knife. If the paintwork is damaged, repair the damaged area with repair paint or anti-rust agent.




5. Use a knife to cut away the remaining adhesive so that the thickness is within 2 mm (0.08 inch) around the entire circumference of the body flange.
6. Finish the flange surfaces so that they are smooth.

CAUTION: Allow the cleaned area to dry for at least three minutes. Do not touch any surface that has been cleaned.

7. When reusing the quarter window glass, remove the adhesive still adhering to the quarter window glass, and clean with 3M(TM) AAD Part number 8906 or equivalent.
8. Clean the body side in the same way.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT

]]A[[ QUARTER WINDOW GLASS INSTALLATION
1. Carry out the following procedure to re-install quarter window glass.

CAUTION: Do not forget packing.

1. Fit clips into body.




2. Cut away clip fitting convex on quarter window glass.

NOTE: Convex gets broken when quarter window glass is removed.

2. Remove the quarter window glass using the same procedure as for the windshield remove.