[s-cars] Sunroof is stuck open

[Larry]

Tom,

In case you are unfamiliar about the Allen Crank spoken of on the other posts:

1. CAREFULLY pull down the control panel from the windshield end. Care must be used because 20+ year old plastics have become quite brittle and the various tabs are VERY easy to break.

2. Remove the cranklike (5 mm, I think) Allen wrench from the inside of the Sunroof Control panel.

3. Insert the Allen end of "crank" into the fitting at the large end of the black sunroof motor that's inside the panel opening. At least on mine, you do need to press inward on the socket to engage the crank to the SR.  Turn in whatever direction closes the roof while pressing in. 

4. If you think the potentiometer is bad, and you can't take care of things now, you may want to disconnect the wiring that goes from the potentiometer to the harness inside the headliner.  After that's done, gently reinstall the panel, if you break tabs, J B Weld sort of works, most other adhesives didn't work for me.

Sent from my pocket electronic thingy

> On Sep 2, 2017, at 8:59 PM, "weski at verizon.net" <weski at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I've seen the potentiometer wear out to the point the the sunroof opens and closes on it's own even with the dial in the closed position and the only way to get it to close (without using the hand crank) was to pull the front of the control panel down and hold the potentiometer while I operated the dial.  This always worked until I eventually replaced the control panel and potentiometer.
> 
> Not sure on the rasping sound.  If the hand crank with the allen key doesn't work then I'm not sure what to try.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
>> On 9/2/2017 6:49 PM, Michael DeBlasio wrote:
>> Have you tried using the allen key crank to close it?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: S-CAR-List [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rodriguez
>> Sent: Saturday, September 2, 2017 3:40 PM
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] Sunroof is stuck open
>> 
>> Gents,
>> 
>>  
>> My sunroof is stuck in the open position.  I've taped some plastic sheeting over the opening to keep the rain out. This is working well as a temporary band-aid, but I'll need to fix it correctly before cooler weather sets in.
>> 
>>  
>> The sunroof has always been a bit finicky, sometimes requiring two or three attempts turning the control knob to get it to close fully.  About a year ago it started making a rasping sound so I stopped using it.  About two weeks ago I returned from a two-week vacation to find a dead battery. I live on a hill so I started the car by coasting down our street and releasing the clutch.  The car started and with the surge of electricity the sunroof opened spontaneously although the control know was in the closed position.
>> I heard the raspy sound as the sunroof slid open, and now it will not close.
>> I've turned the control knob to every position including open, closed and tilt, and the sunroof will not close more than an inch or two from the fully open position.
>> 
>>  
>> Any thoughts/advice on how to fix this would be most appreciated.
>> 
>>  
>> Tom Rodriguez
>> 
>> '95 S6, 280K miles
>> 
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