Re: Power roof is dead ... Anybody has a can opener ?

[Paul Austgen <ppa@col.hp.com>]

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> 
> Hi,
> 	my power roof is dead since yesterday. Well, it is not
> completely dead yet. I can open the rear part (the one that moves upwards),
> so the motor must be ok, but when I try to open the roof it moves 
> a couple inches and then it stops. It won't go either way.
> I tried lubricating as many moving parts as I could find with a regular
> silicon spray, but it only helped a little bit (it feel lighter when
> you use the manual way of closing it. That's all).
> Anybody has any ideas on where to lubricate, with what, or what else
> can it be faulty ?
> 	This is on a AUDI 5000 CS turbo 86.
one or both of the cast "rails" are probably broken.  
> 
> Thanks a lot
> 
> Evangelos
> 
> PS
> Also, anybody knows where is the turbo oil filter ? I haven't looked
> hard, but I can't see it. (I just bought the car recently.).
There is only one oil filter on the 86, at least for the MC
engine.

Paul

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> Evangelos Tozakoglou
> evangelo@tracey.wustl.edu
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