Order of operations
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Window glasses › Order of operations
70 BodyworkOrder of operations · page 1 of 3
Order of operations
Before starting the cutting procedure it is necessary to protect the edge of the window glass housing, using adhesive tape, to prevent damaging the paintwork;
- cut a piece of wire about 40 cm long;
- introduce one end of the wire into the sealant, using a special needle;
- fix the end of the wire inside the vehicle to a special retaining tool and the other end to the handle;
- suitably maneouvre the wire from inside and outside the vehicle in order to cut the sealant along the entire perimeter of the window glass;
- remove the window from the vehicle;
Take special care when cutting sections which are not straight.
- using the thermal knife and special blade, level the sealant remaining in the window glass housing;
- scrape the remaining residues of sealant using a special scraper, taking care not to damage the window glass housing;
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