Subaru Legacy IV (2008 year). Manual - part 1071

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Front Door Glass

GLASS/WINDOWS/MIRRORS

4. Front Door Glass

A: REMOVAL

1) Remove the front door trim. <Ref. to EI-49, RE-
MOVAL, Door Trim.>
2) Remove the sealing cover. <Ref. to EB-19, RE-
MOVAL, Front Sealing Cover.>
3) Remove the outer mirror assembly. <Ref. to
GW-20, REMOVAL, Outer Mirror Assembly.>
4) Remove clip (A), and remove the front end of the
weather strip.

5) Remove the gusset.

6) Remove the stabilizers.

7) Remove clips (A), and remove the rear end of
the weather strip.

8) Remove screw (A) from the rear end of the
weather strip outer, to remove the weather strip
outer.

9) Connect the ground cable to battery and power
window switch connector.
10) Operate the power window switch to move the
glass to the position shown in the figure, then re-
move the two nuts through the service holes.

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(A)

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(A)

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(A)

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11) Remove the door glass.

CAUTION:
• Since the gear may be disengaged, do not
turn regulator in the closing direction after re-
moving glass.
• Avoid impact and damage to the glass.

B: INSTALLATION

1) Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
Make sure that the glass stay is placed securely
in sash.
2) Adjust the front door glass. <Ref. to GW-12, AD-
JUSTMENT, Front Door Glass.>

Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion”. <Ref. to GW-4, FRONT DOOR GLASS, 
COMPONENT, General Description.>

C: ADJUSTMENT

NOTE:
Before adjustment, ensure that all adjusting bolts of
stabilizer, upper stopper and sash are loose and
door glass rises until it makes contact with the
weather strip.
1) Temporarily tighten the adjusting bolt on one
side of the rear sash, at the midpoint of the slotted
hole in the inner panel.
2) Temporarily tighten the regulator B channel at
the top position of slotted hole.
3) Lower the door glass 10 — 15 mm (0.39 — 0.59
in) from fully closed position. While applying an out-
ward pressure (F) of 45.0

r5.0 N (4.5r0.5 kgf,

9.9

r1.1 lb) to the upper edge of the glass above the

midpoint of the two outer stabilizers, press the inner
stabilizer to the glass at a pressure of 25

r5 N

(2.5

r0.5 kgf, 5.5r1.1 lb) to secure it.

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(1) Fully closed position

(2) Stabilizer

(3) 10 — 15 mm (0.39 — 0.59 in)

(1)

F

(2)

A  =  A

A

(2)

(3)

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A

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4) To adjust the clearance between windshield
glass and center pillar cover, loosen nuts (A), and
move the glass sash back and forth until the clear-
ance becomes the value shown.

5) To adjust the upper end and lower end of the
center pillar, loosen the stopper bolt (A) or nut (B)
securing the door sash (front, rear), and move the
stopper position until the clearance between center
pillar cover is equal.

CAUTION:
Measure the clearance between center pillar at
50 mm (1.969 in) from upper end of window
glass.

(1) Adjust the lines parallel

(2) Sash

(3) Inner panel

(1) 11 mm (0.433 in)

GW-00319

(A)

(2)

(1)

(3)

GW-00064

A

A

A-A

(1)

(1)

(1) Glass

(2) Center pillar cover

(3) Check point

(4) 50 mm (1.969 in)

(5) 11 mm (0.433 in)

(A)

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(B)

(1)

(4)

(3)

(5)

(2)

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6) Adjust so that the upper and lower ends of the
center pillar are the same size.

7) After adjusting the clearance between the center
pillar, raise and lower the glass several times to
check glass contact to the stopper when the glass
is fully closed. Adjust the center pillar clearance to
contact the front and rear stopper simultaneously.

(A) Glass tilts too far rearward

(B) Glass tilts too far forward

(1) Narrow

(2) Wide

(3) Stopper adjusting direction

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(3)

(1)

(2)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(3)

(3)

(A)

(B)

(1) Narrow

(2) Wide

(3) When the stopper of the door sash (front) con-

tacts first

(4) When the stopper of the door sash (rear) con-

tacts first

(5) Raise B channel

(6) Lower B channel

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(6)

(5)

(4)

(1)

(2)

(1)

(2)

(3)