re: sunroof lube procedure

[Phil and Judy Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 99 17:27:52 PST
>From: "demille" <demille@rmi.net>
>Subject: sunroof lube procedure
>
>Can someone point me to the procedure to lubricate the sunroof track on an
>'89 200q?
>
>TIA Jim
>
>89 200tq
>1971 911e

Heh, heh. A reasonable question, but could be like asking for the best
choice in motor oil.

I have limited, unsatisfying experience in sunroof lubing:  my mechanic
once routinely greased the sunroof track (the easily visible horizontal
surface), and the sunroof worked fine. But I decided that grease was a
_bad_ idea because of possible dirt pickup (plus the fact that there were
no signs that the grease was lubricating any points of contact)--so I wiped
it clean and sprayed on some silicone. Soon thereafter the panel stopped
retracting fully. I reapplied grease (multipurpose lithium lube?), and it
immediately began to work perfectly. But it's still not obvious to me where
the critical lube (friction) areas are located.

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