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51 31 021 Removing and installing/replacing windscreen rubber surround

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Special tools required: 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

IMPORTANT: The glass activator to pre-treat the area of the windscreen adhesive bead may not  come in contact with the adhesive area of the cover.
The bonding result of the cover is otherwise compromised.
Therefore, the cover must be installed prior to application of the glass activator.
Following INSTRUCTIONS  for bonding components with double-sided adhesive tape.

Detach cover (1).

Remove remnants of adhesive tape (2).

Clean bonding surface.

Air drying time: ≥ 1 minute

IMPORTANT: Adhesive area must be dry and free from dust and grease.
Once it has been cleaned, do not touch the adhesive area with bare hands.
Fig 1: Identifying Cover And Adhesive Tape
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Installation note: 

Pre-treat adhesive area with Sika-Aktivator205.

Air drying time: ≥ 1 minute

Sika Activator 205 must not get onto adhesive area of adhesive bead.

Reposition lever (1) and open special tool 51 3 320 .

Fig 2: Removing Lever
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Pull off protective film (2) in stages from adhesive tape.

Insert cover (1) in guide pulleys (3).

Fig 3: Pulling Off Protective Film
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Place special tool with contact rollers (1) up against window edge.

Align cover to window outer edge.

Fit cover and visually check for perfect seating.

Fig 4: Aligning Cover To Window Outer Edge
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Reposition lever (1) and close special tool.

Make cover (3) is correctly seated in guide pulleys (2).

Fig 5: Positioning Lever
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Continue to pull off protective film (1) in stages from adhesive tape.

Run special tool with hand wheel over entire upper window edge.

Fig 6: Pulling Off Protective Film
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