COMPARTMENT LIFT WINDOW METAL PANEL REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT

CAUTION:

When working with glass assemblies, the use of personal protection items, such as work gloves and eye protection, should be worn to reduce the chance of personal injury should the glass break.

1. Place protective coverings around body opening.

2. Place two (2) jackstands in body to support glass, place protective covering over jackstands.

3. Disconnect electrical connectors from rear end of gas support (if present) and remove bolts retaining gas support to lower reinforcement.

4. Lower glass.

5. Remove:

a. Wiper motor and blade assembly (if present). b. Gas supports. c. Lock striker. d. Nuts holding lower reinforcement to panel starting with outboard nuts. e. Screws retaining lift window molding to panel.

6. Remove panel from glass.

a. Mask off top forward edge of panel next to glass. b. Using a flat-bladed sharp tool, cut out foam and butyl sealing strips between panel and glass. Clean tool frequently to ease cutting operation. c. Using a sharp-bladed utility knife, cut urethane between nylon patches and glass. New patches will be required when installing panel to glass. d. Lift upward on panel and pull from glass, being careful not to distort ends of glass molding.

7. Cleaning.

a. Using a razor blade and cloth dampened with alcohol, clean all adhesive from glass. b. Clean all adhesive from panel as a bench operation. c. Place a small piece of butyl on the bushing side of all black spacers with integral bushings.

8. Install.

a. Foam sealing strip (P/N 20328200) to forward edge of panel (Figure 1, Item #1). b. Butyl adhesive strip (5/16 square) (3M, P/N 08631), next to sealing strip (Figure 1, Item #2).

9. Seal original holes in panel, where glass molding retaining screws were installed with butyl.

10. Prime area shown in Figure 2 with black primer from urethane kit. Allow to air dry for five (5) minutes.

11. Install urethane (P/N 9636067) to area primed in above step and smooth material using a flat-bladed tool or tongue depressor.

12. With aid of helper, locate panel to glass in rear most position.

13. Assemble panel to glass.

a. Place black spacers with bushing over studs with bushing end of spacer going through glass. b. Locate lower reinforcement over studs (Figure 3, Item #1). c. Hand tighten all nuts retaining panel glass. d. Locate nylon patches to glass being sure of right and left hand installation.

14. Lower lift window and align panel to glass to body.

15. From inside of car, tighten nuts but not to full torque (refer to Step 17).

16. Raise lift window and place jackstands in location to support lid.

CAUTION:

When performing next operations, do not tighten beyond specified torque or glass breakage and personal injury could result.

17. Using a torque wrench, tighten retaining nuts to 16 N.m (11 ft. lbs.) in the following order:

a. Forward center. b. Rearward center. c. All remaining.

18. Install molding to panel. It may be necessary to drill new holes for retaining screws.

19. Installing gas supports.

a. Install bolts - gas support to body at right and left hand gas supports. Make sure electrical connector is facing inboard. Torque bolts to 20-28 N.m (15-20 ft. lbs.), Figure 4, View B. b. Connect electrical connector to gas support (if present). c. Install bolts at rear of gas supports to lower reinforcement. Torque bolts to 5-7 N.m (40-60 in. lbs.) and connect electrical connector (if present), Figure 4, View A.

20. Lift lid and remove jackstands from body.

21. Install:

a. Striker to panel. b. Wiper motor and blade assembly. Torque nut retaining wiper motor to glass to 5-7 N.m (40-60 in. lbs.).

22. Align lock.

a. Carefully close lid and check striker to lock engagement. b. If striker does not engage lock correctly, loosen rear end trim panel and loosen bolts holding lock assembly to rear end panel, if equipped with electric lock release solenoid, loosen bolt holding solenoid to rear end panel. c. Adjust lock for proper engagement to striker. d. Tighten lock and solenoid retaining bolts to 9-12 N.m (7-9 ft. lbs.) e. Replace rear end trim panel.

23. Replace lift window trim panel.

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