SAGGING HEADLINING ASSEMBLY

TO CORRECT A 1982 'J' CAR HEADLINING ASSEMBLY THAT IS SAGGING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD OPENING, PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: 1.REMOVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT SUNSHADE ASSEMBLIES. 2.ROTATE THE REARVIEW MIRROR DOWNWARD TO THE LOWEST POSITION. 3.REMOVE ALL THE HEADLINING PLASTIC FASTENERS FROM THE METAL CLIPS ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD OPENING AND DISCARD (FIGURE 1). 4.CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD HEADER AND CORRESPONDING UNDERSIDE OF THE HEADLINING, OF ANY RESIDUE OR DIRT, USING A SOLVENT TYPE CLEANER. 5.CUT AN 18" STRIP OF HOOK (PART NO. 20380765) AND LOOP (PART NO. 20380766) FASTENER MATERIAL AND JOIN TOGETHER. REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE PAPER FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER MATERIAL. 6.POSITION THE HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER ALONG THE WINDSHIELD HEADER AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2. 7.FIRMLY PRESS THE HEADLINING AGAINST THE ADHESIVE UNTIL THE HEADLINING IS SECURELY BONDED. 8.TO SEPARATE THE HEADLINING FROM THE ROOF PANEL AFTER ADHESIVE IS BONDED TO THE HEADLINING, USE A HEADLINING INSERTING TOOL (J-2772) AND PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: A.STARTING AT ONE END OF THE HOOK AND LOOP MATERIAL, INSERT THE TOOL BETWEEN THE HOOK AND LOOP AND CAREFULLY SEPARATE THE HOOK PORTION FROM THE LOOP PORTION OF MATERIAL. B.CONTINUE WORKING THE TOOL ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HOOK AND LOOP MATERIAL, UNTIL THE HEADLINING IS LOOSE FROM THE WINDSHIELD HEADER. NOTICE: FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE ABOVE PROCEDURE COULD DAMAGE THE HEADLINING STYROFOAM BACKING SUFFICIENTLY TO REQUIRE HEADLINING REPLACEMENT. 9.IF NECESSARY, A 40 INCH STRIP OF 'WINDO-WELD' BUTYLE TAPE (3M #08610), OR EQUIVALENT, MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER MATERIAL. THE ABOVE PROCEDURE MAY ALSO BE USED TO REPAIR A SAGGING HEADLINING ASSEMBLY ACROSS THE BACK WINDOW OPENING.

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