[W126 Coupe] Sunroof Seal

[Jonathan Hodgman]

300 sounds about right to get the job done...sometimes a little more,
sometimes less...  Each one is different IME.

Jonathan


On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:56 PM, <terrako at comcast.net> wrote:


> Chet,

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> Thanks for the feedback, If I take the seal off it works fine. The body

> shop says it the seal. I will take a read of the info.

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> Thanks

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>

> Terrako Stallings

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> -------------- Original message --------------

> From: "Chet Hwilka" <chwilka at comcast.net>

>

> If you're interested in what's involved in some slide roof jobs, here's

> what I've done.

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> Fix Wind deflector:

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> http://home.comcast.net/~chwilka/repairing_a_lazy_wind_deflector.htm<http://home.comcast.net/%7Echwilka/repairing_a_lazy_wind_deflector.htm>

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> My attempt to repair the broken mechanism:

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> http://home.comcast.net/~chwilka/repairing_a_broken_lift.htm<http://home.comcast.net/%7Echwilka/repairing_a_broken_lift.htm>

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> Replaced mechanism:

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> http://home.comcast.net/~chwilka/slide-lift_roof_repair.htm<http://home.comcast.net/%7Echwilka/slide-lift_roof_repair.htm>

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> There's also a drive cable clutch adjustment, which I never got around to

> documenting.

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> Also it may be time for  a good cleaning and relube.  If there is too much

> resistance (friction or broken parts), the drive cable clutch will slip.  If

> I recall, the lifting operation requires a little extra torque and more

> prone to not working if the adjustments are not right.

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> Chet

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> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:52:41 +0000

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