TL AWD V6-3.7L (2010)
Windshield: Service and Repair
Windshield Replacement
NOTE:
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Put on gloves to protect your hands.
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Wear eye protection while cutting the glass adhesive with a piano wire.
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Use seat covers to avoid damaging any surfaces.
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Glass adhesive can be efficiently cut with a commercially available auto glass tool. See the tool manufacturer's instructions for details.
1. Remove these items:
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Cowl cover See: Body and Frame/Cowl/Cowl Moulding / Trim/Service and Repair
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Rearview mirror See: Body and Frame/Mirrors/Service and Repair/Rearview Mirror Replacement
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A-pillar trims, both sides See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair/Interior Trim Removal/Installation -
Pillar Areas
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Roof molding, both sides
2. Remove the windshield molding (A) from the upper edge of the windshield (B). If necessary, cut the windshield molding with a utility knife.
3. If the old windshield will be reinstalled, make alignment marks across the windshield and the body with a grease pencil.
4. Pull down the front area of the headliner See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Headliner/Service and Repair. Take care not to bend the
headliner excessively, or you may crease or break it.
5. Apply protective tape along the edge of the dashboard and the body. Make a hole with an awl through the rubber dam and the adhesive from inside
the vehicle at a corner of the windshield. Push a piece of piano wire through the hole, and wrap each end around a piece of wood.
6. With a helper on the outside, pull the piano wire (A) back and forth in a sawing motion. Hold the piano wire as close to the windshield (B) as
possible to prevent damage to the body and the dashboard. Carefully cut through the rubber dam and the adhesive (C) around the entire
windshield.
