[urq] Sunroof not sealing

[urq]

... confirmed that the screws that hold the crank mechanism come down from 
the top, not underneath.  It is all pretty apparent when you remove the 
sunroof panel.

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)


> ... calling on some seriously old brain cells here ... so caveat reader
> ... :-)
>
> I remember having issues with this many moons ago ... ISTR the drive
> gear in the crank mechanism was worn and did not engage the drive cables
> reliably.  I removed the crank mechanism ... held in place by a couple
> screws inside the car.  I have a very hazy recollection that there's a
> TSB on this issue.  I do remember seeing that the drive gear on the
> crank handle was worn ... at that time new gears were available ... but
> for a price of $15, which to me was unacceptable at the time.  I'm
> pretty sure I tried installing the gear "upside down" but I don't
> remember that this was the solution to the problem.  What is standing
> out for me as the real problem was that the threads in the pot metal
> bracket which holds the crank handle were worn and the crank mechanism
> wasn't being held in the proper place to engage the drive cables.  I
> remember that the factory screws engaged holes that had maybe a couple
> threads, but there were other holes in the crank/sunroof assembly which
> had more threads ... and there were access holes to allow different
> screws to be used.
>
> So ... after all this ... I'm pretty sure what I did was to use
> different screws in those other holes ... which allowed me to cinch the
> crank assembly tighter against the sunroof.  I'll look at the car
> tonight to refresh those worn brain cells ... and if there is anything
> further that comes to mind I'll post that up ...
>
> Personally, I'd refrain from lubricating the drive cables in any way ...
>
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)