51 32... Adjusting vertical dimension of front left or right side window

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Special tools required:

51 0 342
51 0 400

Prerequisite:

Vehicle must be standing on its wheels on a level floor
FRONT DOOR correctly adjusted to fit

IMPORTANT: When closing, the door window glass must not jam on the trim strip in any area of the window (window glass breakage).

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove OUTER WINDOW CAVITY WEATHER STRIP
Remove FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL

Vertical dimension

Raise the door window.

Close front door.

Measure dimension (A) with special tool 51 0 342 between flange (1) and door window glass (2).

A 10.7 mm ± 0.8 mm

Inside of flange edge (1) to door window glass (2) in area of B-pillar.

Fig 1: Inserting Flange And Door Window Glass Dimension

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Adjusting vertical dimension

Connect special tool 51 0 400 to adjustment pin (1) and release nut (2).
Tightening torque 51 33 6AZ .
Turn screw (1) to adjust dimension and lock with nut (2). Check dimension.
If necessary, repeat operations.

Fig 2: Identifying Pin And Lock Nut
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