Door Glass Adjustment; Door Glass Removal; Guide Rail Removal; Window Lift Mechanism - Lotus Evora Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes

Door glass adjustment

To provide optimum weather sealing, several adjustments are available to position the glass correctly, with
sufficient weatherstrip seal loading.
Glass top edge alignment: When fully raised, the glass top edge needs to be aligned to the roof and cant rail
seal. If adjustment is required, the door trim panel and membrane must first be removed for access (see sub-
section VE.2). The glass is secured to the carriage plate by two rubber lined clamps; release the two clamp
nuts, re-position the glass as necessary and re-tighten.
Glass height adjustment: An adjustable upstop buffer screw is mouted on the carriage plate, which abuts against
a flange at the top of the window lift channel to limit upward travel of the glass. Complete but light contact
between the fully raised glass and cant rail seal is required.
Glass inward tilt: The inward tilt of the glass may be adjusted by screw theaded anchorages for the bottom
ends of the two guide rails. These are accessible with the trim panel fitted. Light contact with the weatherstrip
seals is required.

Door glass removal

1. Remove the door trim panel and membrane (see sub-section VE.2).
2. Remove the door glass waist seal (see sub-section BV.10).
3. Release the two clamps securing the glass to the lift channel, and slide the glass out of the door.
4. New door glasses are supplied with the slider blocks pre-fitted. If a slider block should become detached,
the old adhesive should be cleaned off, the bonding surfaces cleaned with Betaclean 3900 (A100B6008V),
and the following products used to rebond the slider block using the adhesive manufacturer's instruc-
tions:
Permabond Initiator INI 5 A000Z0043F
Permabond Flexon F246 B089B6125V

Guide rail removal

1. Remove the door glass (see above).
2. Release the single screw securing the top of the rail to the bonded bracket or mirror mounting bracket,
noting any shim washers fitted.
3. Release the 2 screws securing the bottom end of the rail to the adjuster screw block, and withdraw the
rail from the door.

Window lift mechanism

The lift mechanism is available only as a complete assembly and is secured to the door shell by three
fixings. The mechanism may be removed whilst leaving the glass and guide channels in place, but access will
be improved if the glass can be fully raised.
1. Release the two clamps securing the glass to the carriage plate.
2. Disconnect the harness from the lift motor and micro switch.
3. Release the three retaining screws and withdraw the lift mechanism from the door.
4. When re-fitting, adjust the glass height and alignment as detailed above.
Section BV
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