Content .. 427 428 429 430 ..

Acura CSX. Manual - part 429

０１

０２

０３

ＳＮＲ９Ａ００Ｊ５４４０００６５５０１ＫＢＡＴ００

Cutting positions

20-38

Glass

Windshield Replacement

NOTE:

• Put on gloves to protect your hands.
• Wear eye protection while cutting the glass adhesive

with a piano wire.

• Use seat covers to avoid damaging the seat.
• When replacing a broken windshield, a commercially

available windshield cutter can be efficiently used for
cutting the adhesive. For details, follow the tool
manufacturer’s instructions.

1. Remove these items:

• Windshield wiper arms (see page 22-233)
• Cowl covers (see page 20-163)
• Rearview mirror (see page 20-35)
• A-pillar trim, both sides (see page 20-69)
• Roof moldings (see page 20-165)

2. Remove the molding (A) from the upper edge of the

windshield (B). If necessary, cut the molding with a
utility knife.

3. If the old windshield will be reinstalled, make

alignment marks across the glass and the body
with a grease pencil.

4. Pull down the front portion of the headliner

(see page 20-84). 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 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 adhesive
(C) around the entire windshield.

7. Carefully remove the windshield.

08/08/21 15:00:07 61SNR030_200_0040

０４

Rubber dams adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.16 mm (0.006 in.)
Width 3.5 mm (0.14 in.)

Clips adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.4 mm (0.016 in.)
Width 10 mm (0.39 in.)

20-39

Inside

11 mm
(0.43 in.)

12.3 mm
(0.48 in.)

12.8 mm
(0.5 in.)

8. Scrape smooth the old adhesive, using a putty

knife or similar tool, until there is a thickness of
about 2 mm (0.08 in.) on the bonding surface
around the entire windshield opening flange:

• Do not scrape down to the painted surface of the

body; damaged paint will interfere with proper
bonding.

• Remove the rubber dam and fasteners from the

body.

• Replace the dashboard seal with a new one.

9. Clean the body bonding surface with a shop towel

dampened in isopropyl alcohol. After cleaning,
keep oil, grease and water from getting on the
clean surface.

10. If the old windshield will be reinstalled, scrape off

the old adhesive, the fasteners, and the rubber dam
from the windshield with a putty knife. Clean the
bonding surfaces on the inside face and the edge of
the windshield with isopropyl alcohol. Make sure
the bonding surface is kept free of water, oil, and
grease.

11. Attach the upper rubber dam (A), the lower rubber

dam (B), and the clips (C) with adhesive tape to the
inside face of the windshield (D) as shown:

• Be sure the rubber dam and the clips line up with

the alignment marks (E).

• Be sure the convex portion (F) of the left and the

right clips faces the left side.

• Be careful not to touch the windshield where

adhesive will be applied.

08/08/21 15:00:08 61SNR030_200_0041

０５

０６

０７

０８

Molding adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.8 mm (0.03 in.)
Width 4 mm (0.16 in.)

Seal adhesive tape: Thickness 0.16 mm (0.006 in.)

Width 7 mm (0.28 in.)

Rubber dam adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.16 mm (0.006 in.)
Width 5 mm (0.2 in.)

20-40

Glass

6 mm
(0.24 in.)

: Apply primer here.

Inside

12. Attach the molding (A) with adhesive tape (B) to the

upper edge of the windshield (C). Be careful not to
touch the windshield where adhesive will be
applied.

13. Apply primer to the molding (A), then attach the

molding upper seal (B) with adhesive tape to the
inside surface of the molding as shown.

14. Attach the lower rubber dam (A) with adhesive tape

to the body as shown.
Do not peel the glass side adhesive backing.

15. Set the windshield in the opening, and center it.

Make alignment marks (A) across the windshield
and the body with a grease pencil at the four points
shown. Make sure both clips (B) contact with the
edge of the body holes. Be careful not to touch the
windshield where adhesive will be applied.

16. Remove the windshield.

08/08/21 15:00:08 61SNR030_200_0042

０９

１０

１１

20-41

: Apply glass primer here.

Inside

12 mm
(0.47 in.)

16 mm
(0.63 in.)

5 mm
(0.2 in.)

: Apply body primer to any exposed paint as shown.

12 mm (0.47 in.)

7 mm (0.28 in.)

17. Apply a light coat of glass primer with a sponge

applicator around the edge of the windshield (A)
between the dams (B) and molding (C) as shown,
then lightly wipe it off with gauze or cheesecloth:

• Apply glass primer to the molding.
• Do not apply body primer to the windshield, and

do not get body and glass primer sponge
applicators mixed up.

• Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands.

If you do, the adhesive may not bond to the
windshield properly, causing a leak after the
windshield is installed.

• Keep water, dust, and abrasive materials away

from primed surfaces.

18. Carefully apply a light coat of body primer with a

sponge applicator to any exposed paint or metal
around the flange where new adhesive will be
applied. Let the primer dry for at least 10 minutes:

• Do not apply body primer to any remaining

original adhesive on the flange.

• Be careful not to mix up the body and the glass

primer sponge applicators.

• Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands.

19. Cut a ‘‘V’’ in the end of the nozzle (A) on the

adhesive cartridge as shown.

08/08/21 15:00:09 61SNR030_200_0043

Content .. 427 428 429 430 ..