Quarter Window Glass: Service and Repair

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION













Required Special Tool:

- MB990480: Glass Holder

REMOVAL SERVICE POINT

[[A]] QUARTER WINDOW GLASS ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

1. In order to protect the body (paint surface), apply the protective tape to all body areas around the installed quarter window glass assembly.





2. Stick the protective tape to avoid the quarter window glass assembly from dropping.





3. Use glass adhesive knife to cut away adhesive.





4. Working inside the vehicle, insert the tip of a windshield knife into the sealed part of the quarter window glass assembly.
5.
CAUTION:
If you lever the windshield knife, the quarter window glass assembly may be damaged.

Holding the tip of the windshield knife and the body flange at right angles, align the blade of the windshield knife with the body flange, and pull the blade parallel to the body flange to separate the adhesive.





6. Use a piano wire to separate the clips.





7. Make mating marks on the quarter window glass assembly and body, and use the special tool MB990480 to remove the quarter window glass assembly.





8.
CAUTION:

- Be careful not to remove more adhesive than is necessary.

- Be careful also not to damage the paint on the body surface with the knife. If the paint is damaged, repair the damaged area with touch-up paint.

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.
9. Finish the flange surfaces so that they are smooth.
10.
CAUTION:
Allow the cleaned area to dry for at least three minutes. Do not touch any surface that has been cleaned.

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.
11. Clean the body side in the same way.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS

]]A[[ FASTENER/CLIP INSTALLATION





1. If the quarter window glass assembly is reused, follow the procedure below:
(1) Engage the clip with the body.
(2) Separate the convex portion of the quarter window glass assembly clip installation position.
NOTE:
If the quarter window glass assembly is installed without separating the convex portion of the quarter window glass assembly clip installation position, improper installation may result.

2.
CAUTION:
Before the next operation, leave the decreased parts for 3 minutes or more to dry. Do not touch the degreased parts.

Use 3M(TM)AAD Part number 8906 or equivalent to degrease the inside circumference of the quarter window glass assembly and the body flanges.





3. Install the fasteners to the specified positions on the body flange.
4. Install the fasteners to the quarter window glass assembly at the positions which correspond to the fasteners on the body flange.





5. Apply the double-sided tape to the specified position on the body flange.

]]B[[ QUARTER WINDOW GLASS ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

1.
CAUTION:
Leave the degreased parts for 3 or more minutes to dry well, before starting on the next step. Do not touch the degreased parts.

Use 3M(TM) AAD Part number 8906 or equivalent to degrease the inside and outside of the quarter window glass and the body flanges.

2. Install the quarter window glass using the same procedures as for the windshield glass (Refer to Removal and Replacement).