[urq] Sunroof not sealing

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Hmm.  I think I know what the problem is, but haven't had a chance to  
confirm yet.  Anyhow, I was lucky enough to get a whole assembly off  
a coupe GT.  I noticed a bit of slop at the left rear on mine in the  
lifting mechanism itself.  Will report back my findings when I get a  
chance...

Ingo
'84 urq - '91 V8 5 spd - '93 V8 - '90 V8 (project)



On May 8, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Brandon Rogers wrote:

> Well I did find a new to me cable drive - looked idnetical to th  
> eone I already had - having never seen a brand new one (pics  
> anyone???) I'm guessing the cable drive gear itself does not wear  
> but the cables get messed up.  But I could be wrong.
>
> So I got the new to me cable drive - complete with good threads in  
> the mountin holes and I took the circlip off and took the mechanism  
> apart - reason was to bend inwards the littel plate guide- hopeing  
> the force the cables closer in the gear.  No luck.  Several tries  
> and it still slips plenty.  I ended up buying a fairing for my  
> roofrack to keep wind noise down for the trip to Fruita for  
> mountain biking this weekend - separate email about that...
>
> Brandon
> '84 ur
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: DGraber460 at aol.com
>   To: brogers at terrix.com ; urq at pacbell.net ; urq at audifans.com
>   Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 12:57 AM
>   Subject: Re: [urq] Sunroof not sealing
>
>
>   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
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