Drip Rail, Removing And Installing
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Hand drill
- 5 mm drill bit
Drip Rail, Removing
-- Starting at the bottom, carefully remove the drip rail -1- upward -arrow-.
Drip Rail Clamping Strip, Removing
-- Remove the windshield. Refer to WINDSHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Drill out the rivet heads -arrows- and drive out the rivet shafts.
-- Remove the clamping strip -1-.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:
-- Start riveting the clamping strip -1- at the topmost hole.
-- Starting at the top, insert the drip rail -2- into the clamping strip. The raised section -3- must engage in the cut-out while doing so -arrow-.
-- Press the drip rail all the way into the clamping strip.