51 36 070 Removing and installing/replacing left or right rear side window

Special tools required:

IMPORTANT: The following forms the basis for these repair instructions and must be adhered to at all times:

Refer to GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR DISMANTLING/INSTALLING BONDED WINDOW GLASS

NOTE: Removal performed using cutting wire and special tool 51 3 270 .

Necessary preliminary tasks:

IMPORTANT: Risk of damage!
Trim panel (1) can be damaged by cutting wire in normal position.

Pull trim panel (1) inwards and fix in place with adhesive tape.

Fig 1: Identifying Trim Panel

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Affix body aperture in area (A) with extra adhesive tape.

Remove edge protection (1) in side window area.

Feed in cutting wire (2) between upper sealing lips.

Secure side window glass against falling off.

Cut through the top and side adhesive bead (3) first with cutting wire (2) and special tool 51 3 270 .

Fig 2: Cutting Through Adhesive Bead (Top And Side)

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NOTE: Extra cutting effort is required in the positioning pin area (4).

Route the front cutting wire (1) under the side window towards the rear and cut through the bottom adhesive bead (2).

NOTE: Side window is secured with Dual Lock tapes (3).

Fig 3: Cutting Through Adhesive Bead (Bottom)

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Installing Dual Lock tapes:

IMPORTANT: To avoid window glass breakage and leaks:
Completely remove remnants of removed Dual Lock tapes and maintain installation position exactly.

Installation positions for Dual Lock (1) are marked on sheet metal flange.

Dual Lock (1) must be applied centrally to the embossed marks on the sheet metal flange.

Fig 4: Identifying Dual Lock

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Overview for side window bonding, rear (R58):

1 = adhesive bead joint

2 = position of Dual Locks on side window

3 = positioning pins

Fig 5: Overview Of Rear Side Window Bonding Dimension (R58)

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Cut	A - A	B - B	C - C	D - D
c [mm] = Adhesive bead position	3, 5	17, 5	10	14
b [mm] = Width adhesive bead	7 ±1*
h [mm] = Height adhesive bead	11 ±2*
* Corresponds to nozzle C (standard adhesive bead)

Fit the STRIP TO THE SIDE WINDOW before applying the adhesive.

Positioning of new side window:

Carefully working on side window with special tool 51 3 220 :

Position top on side frame using positioning pins
Insert bottom and press into Dual Lock tapes

Positioning when reusing the side window:

Carefully perform the following with the side window (1) using special tool 51 3 220 :

Position bottom with trim strip (2)
Align with roof (3) in line with dimension "A"
A = 5 ±1.5 mm
Align flush with body (4) in area "B"
Press down and engage in Dual Lock tapes
secure vertically with yellow plastic adhesive tape

Fig 6: Checking Trim Strip And Roof Positioning

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Remove adhesive tape strips after the hardening time.