Isuzu Amigo / Axiom / Trooper / Rodeo / VehiCross. Manual - part 1009

8F–86

BODY STRUCTURE

Roof Moulding

Parts Location

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(1) Windshield Side Moulding Upper Clip
(2) Roof Moulding

(3) Roof Moulding Clip
(4) Roof End Moulding

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove roof moulding.
3. Remove roof end moulding.

D

Remove the sealing adhesive and the adhesive
tape of the roof end moulding from the panel using a
knife or scraper while you peel them off.

4. Remove roof moulding clip.

D

Remove the clips.

8F–87

BODY STRUCTURE

Installation

1. Install the roof moulding clip (1).

D

Install the clips to the specified positions on the roof
panel flange (2).

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2. Install the roof end moulding (3).

D

Clean the body panel where the roof end moulding
is installed.

D

Install the roof end moulding and the rear air
deflector (2) so that the installation clearance
between them is within the specified values.
Securely fix it with the adhesive tape (4) and sealing
adhesive (5).

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3. Install the roof moulding (9).

D

Assemble the windshield side moulding upper clip
(8) to the roof panel with the clip positioning rib (6)
(oblique lines portion) attached to the roof panel
flange (7). Assemble the roof moulding (9) while
you attach the front edge portion of the roof molding
to the windshield side moulding (10).

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8F–88

BODY STRUCTURE

Windshield

Parts Location

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(1) Windshield Upper Moulding
(2) Moulding Clip
(3) Windshield Side Seal
(4) Windshield Side Moulding
(5) Spacer

(6) Windshield Support
(7) Cowl Upper Rail Flange
(8) Windshield Wiper
(9) Front Cowl Cover

(10) Windshield

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove windshield wiper.

D

Refer to Windshield Wipper Arm/Blade in
Wiper/Washer System section.

3. Remove front cowl cover.

D

Refer to Cowl Cover in this section.

4. Remove windshield side moulding.

D

Pull the moulding out from the windshield side
moulding clip.

5. Remove windshield support.
6. Remove windshield side seal.
7. Remove windshield (2).

D

Use a knife or pick to make a hole in part of the
adhesive caulking material.

8F–89

BODY STRUCTURE

D

Secure one end of a piece of steel piano wire (1) (0.02
inches in diameter) to a piece of wood that can serve
as a handle.

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D

Use a pair of needle nose pliers to insert the other end
of the piano wire through the adhesive caulking
material at the edge of the windshield glass.

D

Secure the other end of the piano wire to another
piece of wood.

D

With the aid of an assistant, carefully move the piano
wire with a sawing motion to cut through the adhesive
caulking material around the entire circumference of
the windshield glass.

D

Clean the remaining adhesive caulking material from
the area of the body which holds the windshield.

8. Remove windshield upper moulding.

D

Taking notice of the adhesive tape, and peel the
moulding off the windshield upper portion.

9. Remove moulding clip.

10. Remove spacer.

Installation

1. Install the spacer (1).

D

Clean the bonding surfaces of both the windshield
and the body panel.

D

When installing the spacers, align the lower side
spacer to the R stop of the body panel and the side
spacer to the end of the body panel. Be sure to
always use a new spacer.

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