Rear Window Removal and Installation: Removal
- Tailgate Spoiler Trim - Remove
- Tailgate Trim - Remove
- Rear Window Wiper Motor - Remove
- Rear Window - Remove
1. Disconnect the connectors (A). 2. Remove the rear windshield corner moldings (A) from the corner of the rear window (B). If necessary, cut the rear windshield corner moldings with a utility knife. 3. If the original rear window will be reinstalled, make alignment marks (A) across the glass and the body with a grease pencil.
Cutting positions4. Apply protective tape along the inside and the outside edges of the tailgate. Make a hole with an awl through the adhesive from inside of the vehicle at the corner portion of the rear window. Push a piece of piano wire through the hole, and wrap each end around a piece of wood. 5. With a helper on the outside, pull the piano wire (A) back and forth in a sawing motion. Hold the piano wire as close to the rear window (B) as possible to prevent damage to the tailgate, and carefully cut through the adhesive (C) around the entire rear window.
6. Carefully remove the rear window.
7. Scrape the original adhesive smooth to a thickness of about 1 mm (0.04 in) - 2 mm (0.08 in) on the bonding surface around the entire rear window opening flange with a knife.
NOTE:- Do not scrape down to the painted surface of the body; damaged paint will interfere with proper bonding.
- Remove the fasteners from the body.
8. Clean the body bonding surface with a shop towel dampened in isopropyl alcohol. After cleaning, keep oil, grease, and water from getting on the surface.
9. If you are reinstalling the original rear window, scrape off all of the original adhesive, the fasteners, and the rubber dams from the rear window with a putty knife. Clean the bonding surface on the inside face and the edge of the rear window with isopropyl alcohol. Make sure the bonding surface is kept free of water, oil, and grease.