Removal

Windshield Glass

REMOVAL

1. Precautions for the removal/installation of the windshield glass
1. If working with piano wire, remove the front pillar garnish first, mount the protect cover on the curtain shield airbag, then begin the removal/installation of the windshield glass.

2. Removal of wiper arm head cap
3. Removal of front wiper arm & blade ASSY LH
4. Removal of front wiper arm & blade ASSY RH
5. Removal of front fender to cowl side seal LH
6. Removal of front fender to cowl side seal RH

NOTE: Perform removal following the same procedure as LH side.

7. Removal of cowl ventilator louver
8. Removal of roof head lining ASSY
1. Partially detach the front side of the roof head lining ASSY in an area required for removing/installing the windshield glass.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the roof head lining ASSY.

9. Removal of windshield glass

CAUTION:
- Work with the windshield knife or piano wire according to cut location and/or condition.
- Use the suction rubber to keep the windshield glass in place from outside to avoid dropping the windshield glass during operation.
- Cutting operation must be performed while taking care not to damage the windshield glass because the windshield glass comes with the windshield glass stopper.







1. Apply protective tape to the body side of the circumference of windshield glass.







2. Using the cutter knife, cut the windshield outside molding.

CAUTION:
- Do not damage the windshield glass and the body surface.
- If the body surface is damaged, remove the windshield glass, and then perform the rust prevention treatment.







3. When the windshield glass is reused.
a. Apply packing tapes or similar tapes on the windshield glass and body panel, and put alignment marks on them with a pen for reinstallation.

4. Attach the suction rubber onto the windshield glass.







5. When using the windshield knife
a. Apply sufficient amount of soapy water to the adhesive section.
b. Insert the windshield knife into the adhesive section.
c. Using the windshield knife, insert the blade between the windshield glass and the vehicle body, and move the knife along the edge of the glass to cut adhesive while keeping the blade at right angle with the edge.

CAUTION:
- Never twist the windshield glass knife.
- Do not damage the windshield glass.
- Do not damage the windshield glass.

NOTE: Begin from where the windshield glass and the body is most distant.







6. When using piano wire
a. Using an air drill, make a hole in the adhesive section and pass the piano wire through the hole.
b. Pass the piano wire (0.6 mm {0.024 in} is recommended) through the point shown in the figure, attach both ends of the wire to wooden boards.
c. Pull the wire ends alternately to cut off the adhesive section, leaving the windshield glass stopper.

CAUTION:
- Do not tightly contact the piano wire against the windshield glass edge.
- When working around the curtain shield air bag, do not damage it with the piano wire.
- When working around the instrument panel (safety pad), apply a plastic-made guard plate for preventing any damage by the piano wire.
- Make sure do not cross the piano wires. Otherwise, they can be cut.
- Do not damage the windshield glass.







7. Holding the suction rubbers, release the 2 tabs of the windshield glass stopper, then remove the windshield glass.

CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage the windshield glass because the windshield glass stopper is attached on the windshield glass.
- Be careful not to drop the windshield glass.







10. Removal of window glass adhesive dam
1. When the windshield glass is reused.
a. Using the scraper, remove the window glass adhesive dam.

CAUTION:
- Do not damage the windshield glass.
- The window glass adhesive dam must be replaced by a new one.







11. Removal of windshield glass seal
1. When the windshield glass is reused.
a. Using the scraper, remove 2 window glass seals.

CAUTION:
- Do not damage the windshield glass.
- Windshield glass seal must be replaced by a new one.







12. Removal of windshield outside molding
1. When the windshield glass is reused.
a. Using the scraper, remove the windshield outside molding.

CAUTION:
- Do not damage the windshield glass.
- Windshield outside molding must be replaced by a new one.







13. Removal of windshield glass stopper No. 1
1. When the windshield glass is reused.
a. Using the scraper, remove the windshield glass stopper No. 1

CAUTION:
- Do not damage the windshield glass.
- Windshield glass stopper No. 1 must be replaced by the a one.

14. Removal of windshield glass stopper No. 2
1. Perform removal following the same procedure as RH side.