Workshop Manual

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BODY STRUCTURE
8.Remove the windshield support.
9.Remove the upper moulding.
10.Remove the windshield.
B Use a knife to cut through part of the adhesive
caulking material.
B Secure one end of a piece of steel piano wire (0.02
inches in diameter) to a piece of wood that can
serve as a handle.
B Use a pair of needle nose pliers to insert the other
end of the piano wire through the adhesive caulking
material at the edge of the windshield glass.
B Secure the other end of the piano wire to another
piece of wood.
B With the aid of an assistant, carefully move the
piano wire with a sawing motion to cut through the
adhesive caulking material around the entire
circumference of the windshield glass.
B Attach some cloth tape (1) on the body for
protecting the painting surface.
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B Clean the remaining adhesive caulking material
from the area of the body which holds the
windshield.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points:
1.Clean the bonding surfaces of both the windshield
and body panel with a soft rag and white gasoline.
2.Install the spacer.
B Attach spacers in six locations as shown in the
figure.
B Always use new spacer.
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3.Install the windshield upper molding.
B Peel off the tear-away paper from the windshield
upper molding, and start applying it with one end of
the glass and cut away the surplus at the other end
of the glass for length adjustment.
B Always use new upper molding.
4.Temporary install the windshield support.
5.Apply the primer to the windshield and body panel.
B Apply the primer (3) (Sun star # 435-40 or
equivalent) to the windshield side bonding surface
as shown in the figure.
B Apply the primer (Sun star # 435-95 or equivalent)
to the body side bonding surface.
NOTE: Apply an adhesive 3 minutes or more but within
24 hours after the application of primer. If more than 24
hours have passed, reapply primer.
Primer should be handled as following:
1. Use the primer manufactured 3 months or less
ago and having been kept in an refrigerator.
2. Wipe off primer-stains on positions other than
requires application.