Windshield — Removal and Installation (Opel Ascona C)

1. If your windshield needs to be removed and/or replaced for any reason, it is a job that is always best left to the professionals. They will do it in half the time and, most importantly, they will ensure that the glass is installed correctly and there are no leaks through the seal. However, if you are determined to do it yourself, follow these steps.

2. If the windshield has been broken and needs to be replaced, close the air vents in the front panel before starting work. It is also useful to coat the inside surface of the glass with adhesive film before removing it, so that the broken glass can be removed in one piece.

3. If the windshield is removed in one piece, or if it is a laminated type, you will need the help of an assistant. First, pry the rubber seal away from the body using a small blunt screwdriver, running it under the seal from the outside and inside. This operation will interrupt the action of the adhesive compound previously used. Be careful not to damage the paint on the body or puncture the seal. Remove the windshield wiper arms and outside rearview mirror and place a protective cover on the hood.

4. Remove the decorative strip from the rubber seal.

5. Have your assistant push the inner edge of the seal outward from the body opening flange. As soon as the seal starts to come off the flange, you can carefully pull the windshield outward, using the pressure of your hand. The second person must support the glass and remove it together with the seal.

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6. Install the new seal onto the glass and ensure that all traces of old putty are removed from the body flange. Scrape it off and then wash the flange surface with a cloth soaked in gasoline.

7. Apply a layer of putty to the body flange around the entire perimeter for the windshield.

8 Prepare a piece of strong cord, longer than the perimeter of the glass, and place it on the flange of the body, in the groove for the rubber seal (see Figure 11.46).





9. Place the glass in its place and pass the ends of the cord, located in the center of the bottom, inside the car.



10. Press the glass into place, and at the same time have your assistant pull the ends of the cord to ensure that the rubber seal is pressed against the body flange.

11. Remove excess putty with a piece of cloth soaked in paraffin.

12. Install the molding onto the seal. A special tool can make this operation easier, but be careful not to damage the edge of the seal.

13. Install the wiper arms and outside mirror.