Front Door Glass Removal/Installation: Notes
- Perform the front door glass preparation. (See Front Door Glass Preparation .)NOTE:
- Before removing the front door glass, the removal procedure for the front door glass installation bolt can be facilitated by adjusting the top of the front door glass to the positionapprox.107 mm {4.21 in} away from the upper part of the front belt line molding.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
- Remove the front door trim. (See FRONT DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove the front door speaker. (See FRONT DOOR SPEAKER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove the front door inner weather strip.
- Press the center of the service hole covers in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure.
- Remove the service hole cover by holding its rib and partially peeling it back in the direction of arrow (2) shown in the figure.
- Verify that the front door glass installation bolts are in a position in which they can be removed from the service hole.NOTE:
- If the front door glass installation bolts are not in a position in which they can be removed from the service hole, remove the front power window motor. (See FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove the bolts.CAUTION:
- If the bolts are removed without supporting the front door glass, the front door glass may fall off and be damaged. Remove the bolts while inserting your hand into the front door speaker installation hole to support the front door glass.
- While supporting the front door glass using one hand, grasp the upper side of the front door glass using the other hand.
- Lift the front door glass in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure, shift the hand which is supporting the front door glass from the front door speaker installation hole to the upper part of the front door glass, then while tilting it in the direction of arrow (2), pull it in the direction of arrow (3), and remove it from the front door.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.