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Need some help. I removed my sunroof to replace the rear felt. After putting it back it will not close all the way. It gets to the point where the rear should pop up but does not. I can push it up manually. I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?
Make sure the front y shaped piece that runs along the rail is oriented properly. See my photos.
Also, make sure the rear attachment that connects the transmission cable to the roof is oriented correctly. It should make a positive cluck when it fully shuts and that signals that the roof has clicked up into place.
Thanks. Yes, I did have the front pieces in upside down. Fixed that. The rear cable is oriented as in your photos. I noticed in your picture there are no washers (like I have). Do you remember where those washers go? Underneath the front "Y" connection? Still not closing. Also, no 'click' when closing. Will look at that more closely.
Also I don't think the extra round washers change the height of the roof because the the metal paddle that attaches to the transmission cable linkage bolts right to the metal of the roof panel regardless.
--Michael
Back at this today. How do you access the cable where it attaches to the roof hinge. I think mine has come loose as one side no longer moves when the switch is pressed.
Back at this today. How do you access the cable where it attaches to the roof hinge. I think mine has come loose as one side no longer moves when the switch is pressed.
The cable and the mechanism that bolts to the roof are all basically one set of parts.
To unattach one or both of the cable halves, go back near the rear window and unzip the zipper. Pull out the foam baffles and undo the two screws that hold the drive gear in. The coupling to the electric motor is a rubber puck thing. Undo that. Pull the metal piece with the drive gear in it down after unscrewing it.
Once you free the gear from the cables, you can remove each cable separately. If the cable is broken, pull it out and feed the new one in. Get it lined up with the opoosite side by pulling it all the way forward so it can't go any further on the track.
Then reattach the rear gear unit with the two screws.
Sorry if that is long-winded but I am typing from memory.
Michael thanks for your help. I removed the rails where the cable/hinge slides back and forth to check to see if the cable had come loose. Fortunately, it was still connected and intact. That meant the cable was detached at the motor. Unzipped the liner, removed foam and removed transmission. Then, pushed the cable rearward so that it appeared again at the transmission. Then lined up the two sides so they were even, replaced the transmission and zipped it back up.
A friend stopped by and we were both trying to figure out how the mechanism works that pops the roof. I still don't understand it. Anyway, he noticed the ridges in the hinge and nut (see your photo above). By moving the nut down towards the body of the car, it somehow allowed the roof to fully pop into the correct position! Now all is well and sunroof works perfectly. Again, thanks for your help. Peter
Michael thanks for your help. I removed the rails where the cable/hinge slides back and forth to check to see if the cable had come loose. Fortunately, it was still connected and intact. That meant the cable was detached at the motor. Unzipped the liner, removed foam and removed transmission. Then, pushed the cable rearward so that it appeared again at the transmission. Then lined up the two sides so they were even, replaced the transmission and zipped it back up.
A friend stopped by and we were both trying to figure out how the mechanism works that pops the roof. I still don't understand it. Anyway, he noticed the ridges in the hinge and nut (see your photo above). By moving the nut down towards the body of the car, it somehow allowed the roof to fully pop into the correct position! Now all is well and sunroof works perfectly. Again, thanks for your help. Peter
08-22-2018, 05:56 PM
Sunroof Hel[p Needed
Peter