Item 3: Rear Quarter Window Glass Installation Note
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
After installing the urethane installed glass, the vehicle should not be driven until the urethane adhesive has cured. For Essex 400-HV, the curing time at temperatures above 13°C (55°F) and relative humidity above 50% is 12-24 hours. Inadequate curing of the urethane adhesive will adversely affect the strength of the urethane bond.
- Dry fit the quarter window glass, making alignment marks with tape or non-staining grease pencil.
- Trim the remaining urethane adhesive on the pinch weld to within the specification. The existing urethane adhesive surface should be smooth and free of cuts and contamination.
- Use a wool applicator to apply Essex U-413 to any exposed metal on the pinch weld. Allow 6-10 minutes to dry.
- Clean the inside of the quarter glass encapsulation rim surface with alcohol-free cleaner, making sure the area is clean.
- Wipe off the glass prep immediately after each application because it flash dries. Apply Essex U-401 twice around the glass surface to be urethaned.
- Apply Essex U-402 to the same area that was prepped in the previous step. Allow five minutes to dry.
- Cut the urethane adhesive applicator tip to specification.
- Use caution when applying urethane adhesive. Apply to the outside edges of the locating tabs on the glass surface. Apply a bead of Essex 400-HV. Start at the bottom and work around to the sides of the quarter window glass.
- Install the quarter window glass, aligning it to the marks previously made.
CAUTION:
Do not scratch the pinch weld area.
CAUTION:
Use caution when applying Essex U-413. Apply a light amount of primer. Too much primer will run and damage the painted surface.