MDX V6-3.7L (2007)
Quarter Window Glass: Service and Repair
Quarter Glass Replacement
NOTE:
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Put on gloves to protect your hands.
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Wear eye protection when removing the glass with piano wire.
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Use seat covers to avoid damaging any surface.
1. Remove the quarter pillar trim.
2. Apply protective tape along the inside and outside edges of the body. Using an awl, make a hole through the adhesive from inside the vehicle.
Push a piece of piano wire through the hole, and wrap each end around a piece of wood.
3. Remove the front seal (A) from the front edge of the quarter glass (B). If necessary, cut the front seal with a utility knife.
4. Carefully cut through the adhesive (A) at the rear corner portion of the quarter glass (B) with a utility knife. With a helper on the outside, pull the
piano wire (C) back and forth in a sawing motion. Hold the piano wire as close to the quarter glass as possible to prevent damage to the body, and
carefully cut through the adhesive around the entire quarter glass:
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If the quarter glass will be reinstalled, take care not to damage the molding (D).
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If the molding is damaged, replace the quarter glass, molding, and clips (E) as an assembly.
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If any of the clips are broken, the quarter glass can be reinstalled using butyl tape.
5. Carefully remove the quarter glass.
6. With a putty knife, scrape the old adhesive smooth to a thickness of about 2 mm (0.08 in.) on the bonding surface around the entire quarter glass
opening flange:
