51 31 021 Removing and Installing/Replacing Windscreen Cover (Top)

51 31 021 Removing And Installing/Replacing Windscreen Cover (Top)

Special tools required:







Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove windscreen







IMPORTANT:
The applicator Sika AktivatorS for pretreating the area of the windscreen adhesive trace must not encroach upon the adhesive area for the cover.
The bonding result of the cover is otherwise compromised.
The cover must therefore be fitted before AktivatorS is applied.
Following instructions for bonding components with double-sided adhesive tape.







Detach cover (1).
Remove remnants of adhesive tape (2).
Clean bonding surface.
Air drying time: ≥ 1 minute

IMPORTANT:
Adhesive area must be dry and free from dust and grease.
Once it has been cleaned, do not touch the adhesive area with bare hands.







Installation note:
Pre-treat adhesive area with Sika-Aktivator-205 applicator.
Air drying time: ≥ 1 minute







Reposition lever (1) and open special tool 51 3 320.







Pull off protective film (2) in stages from adhesive tape.
Insert cover (1) in guide pulleys (3).







Place special tool with contact rollers (1) up against upper window edge.
Align cover to window outer edge.
Fit cover and visually check for perfect seating.







Reposition lever (1) and close special tool.
Make cover (3) is correctly seated in guide pulleys (2).







Continue to pull off protective film (1) in stages from adhesive tape.
Run special tool with handwheel over entire upper window edge.