Liftgate Window Glass: Service and Repair

Glasssealing Rubber - Tail Door

Service Repair No - 76.31.22

Remove

1. Remove spare wheel from rear door.
2. Remove center high mounted stop lamp.
3. Pull the rear wiper arm away from the glass.
4. Disconnect leads from rear window heater.
5. Ease glass sealing rubber from tail door flange and with assistance, from inside push the glass and sealing rubber out.
6. Remove sealing rubber from glass.

Refit
1. Thoroughly clean the tail door glass mounting flange.
2. Clean glass and fit sealing rubber. Ensure sealing rubber is fully located onto glass.
3. Fit a draw cord into the outside groove of the sealing rubber with cord ends situated on top corner of bend at bottom of glass.
4. To aid assembly, lubricate the tail door glass mounting flange with liquid soap.
5. Position the assembled glass and rubber to outside of flange.
6. With assistance from second operator pushing glass into door, hold one end of cord and pull the other end carefully around the aperture, easing the rubber seal over the flange.
7. Connect leads to rear window heater.
8. Fit center high mounted stop lamp.
9. Fit rear wiper onto glass.
10. Fit spare wheel.