Windshield: Service and Repair

Interior Auto Glass Cut-Out Knife Kit:

SPECIAL TOOLS

REMOVAL
1. Remove the cowl top vent panels.
2. Remove the windshield side garnish moldings.
3. Remove the inside rear view mirror.
4. Lower the front portion of the roof trim panel.







5. Remove the upper windshield weatherstrip.







6. Remove the LH and RH windshield mouldings.
7. Mark the outside of the windshield glass with a wax pencil to avoid damaging the glass stops when cutting urethane.
8. Lubricate the urethane with water to aid Interior Auto Glass Cut-Out Knife Kit when cutting the urethane sealant.







9. Use Interior Auto Glass Cut-Out Knife Kit to cut the urethane from the windshield glass.
^ Insert the blade into the urethane at the top middle and work toward the bottom corners.

WARNING: TO PREVENT GLASS SPLINTERS FROM ENTERING THE EYES OR CUTTING HANDS, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND HEAVY GLOVES WHEN CUTTING THE GLASS FROM THE VEHICLE.

10. Trim the excess urethane from the outside edge of the windshield glass.







11. Carefully remove the windshield glass.

NOTE: Removing the windshield glass requires more than one technician.







12. Trim the remaining urethane on the pinch weld to within specification.
^ The existing urethane surface should be smooth and free of cuts and contamination.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION: After replacing the urethane installed glass, the vehicle should not be driven until the urethane has cured. Inadequate curing of the urethane may adversely affect the strength of the urethane bond.

1. Check the pinch weld for damaged sheet metal, raised sheet metal at the spot welds, rust or foreign material that could cause glass damage.
2. Use a wool applicator to apply Urethane Metal Primer (part of EOAZ-19562-A) or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSB-M2G234-C to any exposed metal on the pinch weld.







3. Apply (A) 6 mm (0.23 in) foam (part of EOAZ-19562-A) or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSB-M2G234-C to the (B) pinch weld.
4. Remove the excess urethane from the windshield glass.
5. Clean the inside of the glass surface with an alcohol-free cleaner.
6. Apply Urethane Glass Prep (part of EOAZ-19562-A) or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSB-M2G234-C twice around the glass surface to be urethaned.

NOTE:
^ Apply with deliberate strokes, making sure not to overlap applied area.
^ Wipe off the Glass Prep immediately after application because it flash dries.







7. Cut the urethane applicator tip to specification.







8. Apply a urethane bead to the pinch weld just outside the foam dam.
9. Install the inside rear view mirror.







10. Position the windshield glass.







11. Install the upper windshield weatherstrip.
12. If necessary, remove excess urethane from the outside surface of the windshield glass.







13. Install the LH and RH windshield mouldings.
14. Install the front portion of the roof trim panel.
15. Install the windshield side garnish mouldings.
16. Install the cowl top vent panels.