Rear Window, Removing
Rear Window, Removing
Undamaged window
• Always wear protective glasses and leather gloves when removing a window.
- Unclip rear shelf.
- Pull off or screw off connections for rear window defrost and window antenna.
- Press connections at window towards center of vehicle.
- Press awl through adhesive sealing material in lower window corner, until eye of awl is visible outside of vehicle.
- Thread beginning of cutting cord through eye and pull into vehicle interior.
- Thread cutting cord through spooling tool and clamp securely.
- Place cutting cord around window as shown.
- Cutting cord must be pressed underneath cover strip at upper edge of window.
- Lay end of cutting cord around buffer stop (arrow) and tighten with bolt for rear lid hinge.
- Cut first section.
- Move winding device as shown and attach relay pulley in lower window radius.
- Route cutting cord as shown.
- Cut adhesive up to point where cord no longer runs in relay pulley.
- Remove relay pulley and continue to cut adhesive.
- Move winding device as shown and attach relay pulley in upper corner of windshield.
- Route cutting cord as shown.
- Cut adhesive up to point where cord no longer runs in relay pulley.
- Insert 1474/12 protective foil between molded headliner and rear window.
- Remove relay pulley and continue to cut adhesive.
- Repeat these steps in top right and bottom right corners of windshield.
- Cut glass completely free in this manner.
- Remove window using double suction cups.
Damaged rear window, removing
CAUTION!
Always wear protective glasses and leather gloves when removing a window.
- Protect body and interior from glass splinters.
- Remove glass pieces up to adhesive material.
- Disconnect connector - 1 - for antenna and amplifier.
- Remove harness connectors for glass defroster.
- Bond flange all around with fabric reinforced adhesive tape.
- Remove adhesive sealing material (with glass residue) - 1 - from window opening using electric cutter and knife (V.A.G 1561/11) (with stopper roll).
