warmfuzzies

I presumed so, to stop too much pressure being exerted on the pivot itself, it's only a rivot.

Kevin.

dfinnegan

Thanks. Fixed. Much better under the small tabs.

f468357

Can somebody please confirm that the flat rear tabs that are rivoted to the sunroof should be under the metal rod on the cable like this post illustrates? The only reason I am asking is I have my sunroof out and mine weren't under them they were on top like the first pictures. Thanks

Rocket Rob

Yes, the rear tabs should be under the metal rod. It pushes the rear headliner down.

Edit - It pushes the headliner down and the back of the sunroof up.

Boeing 717

Oh this is awsome, i have to work on my sunroof tomorrow and i have no clue how it works, well a little now.
My problem is that the sunroof on the right rear is a tad low and there is a gap between the rear of the sunroof and the roof of the car. It causes some wind noise but the sunroof operates fine. What do you think the problem may be?? Just a slight upward adjustment needed in the right rear??

Rocket Rob

Jerry - Verify that your springs are set properly. These springs push the rear of the sunroof up. See dfinnegan's photo below. Also, you can adjust the max height by loosening and moving the screw seen. It has some serrations that allow you to adjust the height.

Boeing 717

Thanks alot Rob.

911Jetta

Jerry,
I just took my sunroof out to have the headliner reupholstered. I'm waiting to get it back to do a more detailed thread, but I have a couple pictures in this web album that might help?

http://picasaweb.google.com/udoreisinger2/Sunroof#

Nader Fotouhi

Fantastic guys. It is great to see DIY and great pictures and explanantion.

f468357

Just to clarify I understand that the tang should be under the metal rod. I am having a hard time thinking that the rod should be under the tang where it mounts to the sunroof as the picture shows. Then all of the load is transferred through the rivot instead of the tang. Why is the tang there??Thoughts?????

Rocket Rob

The spring should be below the rod but under the tang. Note: In this picture, the spring shows the mark that it was previously under the tang.

Boeing 717

Thanks Jetta!!

f468357

Why was it under the tang previosly? Should it ever be?

Rocket Rob

Sorry if I wasn't clear. Does this help?

f468357

Thanks. Now it makes sense.