Re: Sunroof

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Johnson <kjohnson@pclink.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 11:07 PM
Subject: Sunroof


>Can anyone help on this one.
>
>Tonight I began to open my sunroof and the thing appears to have broken.
>It makes a crunching sound in one direction and in the other you just
>hear the motor spin. So I assume the drive is broken.  The big question
>I have is how to get this thing open for inspection.
>
>It is pretty much in the closed position and I don't know were to go
>from here. Do I just force it up to release the inner lining or?????????
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance
>Kim Johnson
>1986 5ktq
>168,000 and gorgeous
>
Kim;

    You may have a broken cable. From what I recall, there is a hand crank
located under the ceiling panel which contains the sunroof switch and the
interior light. I think the panel comes off and the crank is accessible.
Although this is probably for use in the case of a motor failure, you could
give it a try to see if the actuating cables are broken. Audi recommends
cleaning and lubricating the sunroof cables and tracks on an annual basis,
so this may be a common problem.
    You may be able to figure out how to get it open from the Bentley info.
I've never had sunroof problems, but then I hardly ever use it.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  246 k km