Tailgate Glass

Tailgate Glass

Parts Location:

Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the tailgate trim covers.
3. Remove the rear wiper arm.
4. Remove the license plate garnish.
5. Disconnect the high mount stoplight and rear defogger harness connector.
6. Remove the high mount stoplight.
7. Remove the tailgate glass assembly.
- Use a knife to cut through part of the adhesive caulking material. Secure one end of a piece of steel piano wire (0.02 inches in diameter) to a piece of wood that can serve as a handle.
- Use a pair of needle nose pliers to insert the other end of the piano wire through the adhesive caulking material at the edge of the tailgate glass.
- Secure the other end of the piano wire to another piece of wood.
- With the aid of an assistant, carefully move the piano wire with a sawing motion to cut through the adhesive caulking material around the entire circumference of the tailgate glass.
- Attach some cloth tape (1) on the body for protecting the painting surface.







- Clean the remaining adhesive caulking material from the area of the body which holds the tailgate glass.

Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order, noting the following points:
1. Clean the bonding surfaces of both the tailgate glass and tailgate with a soft rag and white gasoline.
2. Apply the primer to the tailgate glass and tailgate.
- Apply the primer (Sun star # 435-40 or equivalent) to the tailgate side bonding surface.
- Apply the primer (Sun star # 435-95 or equivalent) to the tailgate side bonding surface.

NOTE: Apply an adhesive 3 minutes or more but with in 24 hours after the application of primer. If more than 24 hours have passed, reapply primer.

Primer should be handled as following:
1. Use the primer manufactured 3 months or less ago having been kept in an refrigerator.
2. Wipe off primer-stains on positions other than require application.
3. Stir the primer for a minute or more before use.
4. Apply the adhesive to the tailgate glass.
- After drying primer completely, apply a sealing adhesive (Sun star # 555 or equivalent) along the edge of the glass so that the sealing adhesive has a 20 mm (0.79 in) junction at middle of the base of the glass.

NOTE: Adhesive an adhesive 3 minutes or more but with in 24 hours after the application of primer. If more than 24 hours have passed, reapply primer.

Primer should be handled as follows:
1. Use the adhesive manufactured 3 months or less ago.
2. Wipe off adhesive-stains on positions other than requires application.
3. Install the tailgate glass.
- Set the window (adhesive applied) to the tailgate window frame. Carefully align the clips (bottom corners) and fasteners (top corners).

NOTE: Affix the glass within 5 minutes of application.







4. Install tailgate wiper arm.