Repair Procedure

Repair Procedure
1. Remove the sunroof rear window. Refer to Sunroof Window Replacement - Rear, in SI.





2. Remove the seal (1) from rear window panel by grabbing one end, or a detached area, and pulling the seal away from the window frame.

Caution
Do NOT use a metal scraper or razor blade to remove the adhesive residue from the window frame encapsulation. Do NOT gouge the window frame encapsulation when removing the adhesive residue.

3. Using a plastic scraper, remove any adhesive residue from the window frame encapsulation.





Caution
During cleaning, use caution not to damage the lip (shown circled in the graphic above) along the edge of the encapsulation.

4. Clean any remaining residue from the encapsulation with coarse sandpaper (100 grit), using light pressure.





5. Clean the encapsulation with an alcohol wipe; dispose of the wipe.

Caution
Use caution not to get adhesion promoter on the glass.

Caution
Use only Kent Products KT 13788 Moulding Adhesion Promoter to complete this repair. Do NOT substitute the Kent Products KT 13788 Moulding Adhesion Promoter with another adhesive promoter to ensure there is a proper bond between the rear window encapsulation and the rear window seal.

6. Apply moulding adhesion promoter, Kent Products, P/N KT13788, to the encapsulation. Ensure that an even coating is applied and allow the promoter to dry for at least 10 seconds.





Note
Approximate location of the corner stuffers is designated by the dashed lines in the graphic above.

7. Locate the stuffer for one corner of the glass seal. The stuffer is inside the seal bulb, will feel harder than rest of seal, and is located approximately 48 cm (19 in) from end of seal.





Note
The orientation of the seal should be with the lip (1) of the seal toward the bottom on the glass, in-car.

8. Remove the backing to expose 60 cm (23.6 in) of adhesive and position the stuffer to the corner of the window encapsulation.





9. Press the seal stuffer onto the corner, ensuring that the edge of seal has good contact against the lip of the encapsulation.





Note
During the next several steps, continually ensure that the seal is flush with the lip of the encapsulation. As shown in the graphic above, there should be no gap between the encapsulation lip and the seal.





10. Press the shorter length of seal along the side of glass panel. The seal will extend past the step in the encapsulation, but will be trimmed in a later step.





11. Continue to remove the backing as necessary, and using finger pressure only, press the seal along the front of glass panel.
12. Press the remaining seal stuffer onto the other corner.
13. Press and apply the remaining length of seal along the other side of glass panel.





Note
The gap of the butt joint created must be 1 mm (.04 in) or less.





14. Using scissors, or equivalent tool, trim each end of the seal to create a butt joint with the step in the encapsulation. The gap of the butt joint created must be 1 mm (.04 in) or less.





15. Apply dielectric lubricant, P/N 12377900 (US), 10953529 (CN), to the front and around the corners of the window seal, as designated by the yellow line in the graphic above.
16. Reinstall the window panel. Refer to Sunroof Window Replacement - Rear, in SI.