Windshield Glass Using Cheese Wire

Windshield Glass Using Cheese Wire (76.81.40)

Removal

1. Remove the sun visors.
2. Remove the cowl vent screen cover.
3. Remove the interior mirror.

4. NOTE: Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Disconnect the heated windshield glass electrical connectors.







5. Remove the A-pillar exterior trim.







6. Apply suitable protective tape around the windshield glass aperture to protect the paintwork.







7. Place a suitable protective sheet over the fascia and place a protective board over the sheet.
8. Apply suitable protective tape to the leading inner edge of the roof panel.







9. Prepare the cheese wire and the cutting handle.
- Position the cutting handle central tube fully upwards in the handle.
- Cut a suitable length of cheese wire and pass one end through the handle tube and the locating aperture.
- Move the cutting handle central tube downwards to secure the cheese wire.

10. Using a suitable long bladed tool, penetrate the windshield glass adhesive approximately 150 mm (0.59 in) from the top of one A-pillar.







11. Remove the tool, pass the free end of the cheese wire through the penetration and install the second cutting handle.







12. With assistance and exercising care to avoid damaging the paintwork, cut around the windshield glass commencing downwards and along the bottom.







13. With assistance remove the windshield glass.
- Attach the lifting handles to the windshield glass.







14. Remove the lifting handles from the windshield glass.
15. Remove the cheese wire cutting tool from the windshield glass aperture, separate the handles by moving center tubes upwards and discard the cheese wire.

16. NOTE: To aid bonding of a new windshield glass, make sure at least 1 mm (0.3 in) of residual adhesive remains on the body flange.

Using a suitable tool remove the residual adhesive from the body flange.







Installation

1. Make sure the new windshield glass surface is clean using Betawipe spirit.







2. Apply glass primer to mating face of the windshield glass.







3. Apply glass primer to the mating face of the body flange.







4. Cut the adhesive nozzle to achieve a triangular section bead 8 mm (0.31in) wide by 13 mm (0.51 in) high.







5. NOTE: Apply windshield adhesive WSS-M2G379-A6A or equivalent meeting Jaguar specification around the windshield glass edge.







Using a suitable pneumatic application gun, apply a uniform bead of adhesive to the windshield glass edge commencing at the bottom center and overlapping the ends approximately 14 mm (0.55 in).

6. WARNING:
- If the windshield glass is being installed at 23 degrees C (73 degrees F) or above make sure the vehicle is not driven for at least 1 hour after installation.
- If the windshield glass is being installed at a temperature of 11 degrees C (52 degrees F) to 23 degrees C (73 degrees F) make sure the vehicle is not driven for at least 1.5 hours after installation.
- If the windshield glass is being installed at a temperature of 5 degrees C (41 degrees F) to 11 degrees C (52 degrees F) make sure the vehicle is not driven for at least 2 hours after installation.
- If the windshield glass is being installed at a temperature below 5 degrees C (41 degrees F) use heat and make sure the windshield glass adhesive has set before the vehicle is driven.

CAUTION: When installing the windshield glass, do not strike it in any way as this will crack the glass.

Install the lifting handles and with assistance, carefully position the windshield glass in the aperture.
- Align the windshield glass and press firmly into place.
- Remove the lifting handles.







7. CAUTION: Make sure the windshield glass does not move out of position in the windshield glass aperture.

Apply suitable protective tape to the top of the windshield glass.







8. Remove the protective tape from the inner leading edge of the roof panel.







9. Remove the protective sheet and the protective board from the fascia.
10. Remove the protective tape from the windshield glass aperture.







11. NOTE: Left-hand shown, right-hand similar.

Connect the the heated windshield glass electrical connectors.







12. Install the A-pillar exterior trim.







13. Install the rear view mirror.
14. Install the cowl vent screen cover.
15. Install the sun visors.

16. CAUTION: Make sure the windshield glass adhesive is set before removing the protective tape.

Remove the protective tape from the top of the windshield glass.