[urq] Sunroof not sealing

[DGraber460 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/5/2006 10:12:20 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
brogers at terrix.com writes:

so I  just called a dealer to see about price/availability of a new gear 
drive-  the guy said they are available for ......get this...........$93!!!!! 
I  think it is actually a carbon fiber impregnated titanium shell with a  
platinum gear.

sheesh.

Off to the salvage  yard....

Brandon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "urq"  <urq at pacbell.net>
To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent:  Tuesday, May 02, 2006 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Sunroof not  sealing


> ... 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)
>


As with all things universal the good part I had in this arena I sold some  
months ago. The car I was driving at the time was a Canadian import with no  
sunroof.
My current car is now exhibiting the same behavior.
Oh well.

 
Dennis
Denver