SMU - SECTION 10 - REVISED QUARTER WINDOW. Pontiac Sunfire 1995

SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 10 - REVISED QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE AND QUARTER WINDOW SERVICE PROCEDURE

MODELS: 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

THIS INFORMATION REPLACES THE SERVICE PROCEDURE ON PAGE 10-2-4 OF THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE MANUAL.

QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE - COUPE:

ONLY URETHANE ADHESIVE IS USED TO SECURE THE QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE TO THE BODY OPENING. NO OTHER FASTENERS ARE USED.

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT -

1. APPLY TAPE TO BODY AROUND ENTIRE PERIMETER OF APPLIQUE TO HELP PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S FINISH.

2. PRY UP ON QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE STARTING FROM THE UPPER FRONT.

3. USING A SHARP FLAT BLADE TOOL, CUT THROUGH THE URETHANE AND TAPE ATTACHING APPLIQUE.

4. PULL APPLIQUE TO DISENGAGE TABS FROM QUARTER WINDOW.

5. QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE.

INSPECT:

BODY FOR METAL DAMAGE. REPAIR ALL DAMAGE BEFORE CONTINUING.

INSTALL OR CONNECT:

1. DO NOT USE AN AFTERMARKET PAINT OR CLEAR TOP COAT WHERE URETHANE IS TO BE APPLIED. USE ONLY A PRIMER SUCH AS BASF DE17, DUPONT 2610, PPG DP40 OR EQUIVALENT TO REPAIR ANY AREAS ON THE BODY WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED. DO NOT ALLOW PRIMER OR OTHER MATERIALS TO CONTAMINATE REMAINING URETHANE BASE.

CLEAN:

SURFACE OF APPLIQUE AND BODY TO WHICH URETHANE ADHESIVE WILL BE APPLIED BY WIPING WITH A CLEAN DRY CLOTH (SEE FIGURE 1).

IMPORTANT:

THE APPLICATION OF PRIMERS IS IMPORTANT AS THEY ACT AS THE AGENT THAT WILL BOND THE URETHANE TO THE APPLIQUE. BE SURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED PRIMER FOR EACH APPLICATION LISTED BELOW FOR PROPER ADHESION.

2. APPLY THE BLACK GLASS PRIMER SUPPLIED IN URETHANE ADHESIVE KIT, P/N 12346284, OR EQUIVALENT, TO THE APPLIQUE WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED (SEE FIGURE 1).

3. APPLY THE BLACK PINCHWELD PRIMER SUPPLIED IN URETHANE ADHESIVE KIT, P/N 12346284, OR EQUIVALENT, TO THE BODY SURFACE WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED. DO NOT APPLY BLACK PINCHWELD PRIMER TO ANY EXISTING URETHANE SURFACE.

4. ALLOW PRIMER TO DRY.

5. CUT THE TOP PORTION OF SLOTS ON THE QUARTER WINDOW MOLDING ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE APPLIQUE TABS TO SLIDE INTO THE SLOTS (SEE FIGURE 1).

6. TAPE BACKGLASS REVEAL MOLDING AWAY FROM APPLIQUE TO ASSIST INSTALLATION.

7. POSITION APPLIQUE TABS INTO QUARTER WINDOW SLOTS.

8. INSTALL APPLIQUE TO CHECK FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT, THEN REMOVE.

9. APPLY A SMOOTH CONTINUOUS BEAD OF URETHANE ADHESIVE TO APPLIQUE, (SEE FIGURE 1).

10. REMOVE 2-WAY TAPE BACKING IF USING A NEW APPLIQUE.

11. INSTALL APPLIQUE BY POSITIONING APPLIQUE TABS INTO QUARTER WINDOW SLOTS.

12. PRESS APPLIQUE FIRMLY TO SET URETHANE ADHESIVE. USE CARE TO AVOID EXCESSIVE SQUEEZE OUT WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN APPEARANCE CONCERN.

13. APPLY TAPE TO APPLIQUE UNTIL URETHANE DRIES.

14. REMOVE TAPE FROM BACKGLASS REVEAL MOLDING AND APPLIQUE.

QUARTER WINDOW - COUPE

THE QUARTER WINDOW IS MADE OF SOLID TEMPERED SAFETY PLATE GLASS. ONLY URETHANE ADHESIVE IS USED TO SECURE THE WINDOW TO THE BODY OPENING. NO OTHER FASTENERS ARE USED.

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT:

1. REAR QUARTER TRIM PANEL, REFER TO SECTION 10-7.

2. QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE, REFER TO "QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE" PROCEDURE IN THIS DOCUMENT.

3. APPLY TAPE TO BODY AROUND ENTIRE PERIMETER OF WINDOW TO HELP PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S FINISH.

4. USING A COLD KNIFE, J-24402-A AND/OR A POWER TOOL WITH AN OSCILLATING BLADE, SUCH AS J-39040 QUARTER GLASS REMOVER OR EQUIVALENT, CUT AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE WINDOW.

5. QUARTER WINDOW.

INSPECT:

BODY FOR ANY METAL DAMAGE. REPAIR ALL DAMAGE BEFORE CONTINUING.

INSTALL OR CONNECT:

1. DO NOT USE AN AFTERMARKET PAINT OR CLEAR TOP COAT WHERE URETHANE IS TO BE APPLIED. USE ONLY A PRIMER SUCH AS BASF DE17, DUPONT 2610, PPG DP40 OR EQUIVALENT, TO REPAIR ANY AREAS ON THE BODY WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED. DO NOT ALLOW PRIMER OR OTHER MATERIALS TO CONTAMINATE REMAINING URETHANE BASE.

2. ATTACH QUARTER WINDOW APPLIQUE TABS TO QUARTER WINDOW MOLDING SLOTS.

CLEAN:

- QUARTER WINDOW CHANNEL WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED BY WIPING WITH A CLEAN DRY CLOTH, (SEE FIGURE 1).

- SURFACE OF APPLIQUE AND BODY TO WHICH URETHANE ADHESIVE WILL BE APPLIED BY WIPING WITH A CLEAN DRY CLOTH (SEE FIGURE 1).

IMPORTANT:

3. APPLY THE BLACK GLASS PRIMER SUPPLIED IN URETHANE ADHESIVE KIT, P/N 12346284, OR EQUIVALENT TO THE APPLIQUE WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED, (SEE FIGURE 1).

4. APPLY THE PVC PRIMER SUPPLIED IN URETHANE ADHESIVE KIT, P/N 12346284, OR EQUIVALENT, TO THE QUARTER WINDOW WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED, (SEE FIGURE 1).

5. APPLY THE BLACK PINCHWELD PRIMER SUPPLIED IN URETHANE ADHESIVE KIT, P/N 12346284, OR EQUIVALENT, TO THE BODY SURFACE WHERE URETHANE WILL BE APPLIED. DO NOT APPLY BLACK PINCHWELD PRIMER TO ANY EXISTING URETHANE SURFACE.

6. ALLOW PRIMER TO DRY.

7. TAPE BACKGLASS REVEAL MOLDING AWAY FROM APPLIQUE TO ASSIST INSTALLATION.

8. INSTALL APPLIQUE AND QUARTER WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO CHECK FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT, THEN REMOVE.

9. APPLY A SMOOTH CONTINUOUS BEAD OF URETHANE ADHESIVE TO APPLIQUE AND QUARTER WINDOW ASSEMBLY, (SEE FIGURE 1).

10. REMOVE 2-WAY TAPE BACKING IF USING A NEW APPLIQUE.

11. INSTALL APPLIQUE AND QUARTER WINDOW ASSEMBLY BY PRESSING FIRMLY TO SET URETHANE ADHESIVE. USE CARE TO AVOID EXCESSIVE SQUEEZE OUT WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN APPEARANCE CONCERN.

12. APPLY TAPE TO APPLIQUE UNTIL URETHANE DRIES.

13. REMOVE TAPE FROM BACKGLASS REVEAL MOLDING AND APPLIQUE.

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