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MG TF Factory Workshop Manual (2002-2005)18 · Body
18 · Body & interior

Hard top - backlight

Make
MG
Model
TF Factory Workshop Manual
Year
2002–2005
Section
Hood › Hard top - backlight
BodyHard top - backlight

HARD TOP - BACKLIGHT

Service repair no - 76.61.40

Remove

  1. Remove hard top. See this section.
  2. Invert hard top on a soft covered work surface.
Hard top - backlight – Invert hard top on a soft covered work surface.
  1. Disconnect 2 Lucar terminals and remove heated screen harness.

WARNING: Gloves and suitable eye protection must be worn when removing glass.

  1. Working from inside hard top and commencing from lower LH corner, release sealing rubber. Remove glass and seal.

CAUTION: Use assistance to support glass as it is removed.

  1. Remove and discard rubber seal.

Refit

  1. Clean hard top aperture and edge of glass.
  2. Apply rubber lubricant to seal channels.
  3. Fit sealing rubber to glass.

WARNING: Gloves and suitable eye protection must be worn when fitting glass.

Hard top - backlight – Fit sealing rubber to glass.
  1. Insert a suitable length of cord in hard top aperture channel of sealing rubber.
  2. Using assistance, push glass against hard top aperture whilst using cord to pull lip of seal over aperture flange.
  3. Clean all traces of rubber lubricant from glass and hard top using white spirit.
  4. Fit heated screen harness and connect Lucar terminals.
  5. Fit hard top. See this section.
  6. Press firmly around outside edges of glass to ensure that seal is fully seated.

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