XJ-6 L6-4.2L (1983)
Rear Door Window Glass: Service and Repair
Removing
- Remove rear door trim casing. See: Body and Frame/Doors, Hood and Trunk/Doors/Front Door/Front Door Panel/Service and Repair
- Prise chrome trim free from door glass frame. Remove screw securing inner chrome trim to door glass frame, prise trim from frame (1, Fig.34).
- Release rubber seal from door glass frame (2, Fig 34).
- Lower door glass and release upper portion of felt channel fitted to quarter-light (3, Fig. 34). Remove screws exposed by removal of felt channel (4,
Fig. 34).
- Remove two screws adjacent to 'B-C' post securing vertical door glass frame to top glass frame and gently tap top glass frame free; lift frame from
door (5, Fig. 34).
- Remove screws securing glass buffer stop to door panel, lift buffer stop from door (6, Fig.34).
- Remove screw securing window lift mechanism to door panel (7, Fig. 34). Disengage window lift arm from glass guide bracket (8, Fig. 34).
- Withdraw glass from door (9, Fig. 34). Remove guide bracket and seal from glass.
Refitting
- Cut the Everseal strip (Part No. BD 47937) to make it 38 to 50 mm (1½ to 2 in) shorter than the bottom channel.
- Thoroughly clean mating surfaces of channel. Everseal strip and door glass.
- Fit the Everseal strip midway in the channel. i.e. with 19 to 25 mm (¾ to 1 in) between each end of the strip and the end of the channel. Replace
bottom channel, complete with strip, on door glass.
- Fill the ends of the channel with Dow Corning Silastik 732 or a similar silicone sealant, using a hand-gunned cartridge. Allow time for sealant to cure
before refitting door glass. Locate new seal in correct position over glass. Position lift arm guide bracket over seal; using mallet gently tap either side
of guide until seal and guide are firmly secured to glass.
- Refit guide bracket.
- Position glass inside door.
- Engage window lift arm in glass bracket.
- Fit screw to secure lift mechanism to door panel.
- Refit buffer stop.
- Refit glass frame and felt channel.
