Sunroof clutch slipping :(
03-20-2007, 07:03 PM
#1
Rainman
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Sunroof clutch slipping :(
I pulled apart my whole sunroof system (pulled the tube/cable out completely), shredded the back area of my interior, and cleaned it all, got the motor to run unloaded, but now with the car back together I push the sunroof button and hear the motor whirring, but the gear just doesn't spin. I cleaned up the stack of washers they used as a clutch and put them back in the right order, but they just don't grab.
How can I get the clutch to engage?
How can I get the clutch to engage?
03-20-2007, 11:28 PM
#3
Ordinarily, you would loosen the outer nut, tighten the inner nut, and re-tighten the outer nut, using some weaker loctite. You need a thin 13mm wrench to hold the inner one (I took a grinder to a cheap wrench to thin it out, or try a bike shop). There is a proper torquing method for the inner, but I like to set mine up to just barely work for maximum protection of the gears. Retracting the arms was the biggest load.
03-21-2007, 08:14 PM
#5
Early or Late 944?
For late, just tighten the inner nut a little at a time until the clutch no longer slips then lock it down with the outer nut. Don't know about early.
For late, just tighten the inner nut a little at a time until the clutch no longer slips then lock it down with the outer nut. Don't know about early.