Re: Sunroof Seals Was : Sunroof Help needed (Condition of Car isToo Good!)

[Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>]

If you happen to ride a nice bicycle, it's the same thread as a water
bottle boss bolt.  I fixed mine last month.

Kervin


Ron Cooper wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Thanks for your quick responses and your suggestions.
> 
> Rear lifters hmm... Yes there is a Screw(?) missing from the passenger
> side rear lifter allowing the sunroof panel to pop up when a door is shut.
> Ive looked for the screw, no sign of it. Ive looked at the other side and
> it seems that the screw that goes through the lifter into the Sunroof's
> mounting bracket barely connects with this bracket. Is this normal? Also,
> is the hole on the sunroof panel mounting bracket threaded? it seems it
> must be. If so what is the thread size of that hole. it seems to me that
> this should have been a nut and bolt type of fastener. In anycase it looks
> like I'm off to the VW Parts store.
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Ron
> 77 & 86 8V Sciroccos
> 
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Brian Wagner wrote:
> 
> > More than likely the rear adjuster screws are loose. Get the Bentley and
> > take your time and tighten the screws.
> >
> > Brian
> > 88 16v
> > 87 16v(new distributor please)
> > 86 8v (sold)
> >
> > pass the bottle of Crown around
> 
> (Snip)
> 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> > > > Ron Cooper
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 7:44 PM
> > > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: Sunroof Help needed (Condition of Car is
> > > > Too Good!)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > I've got a problem with my almost pristine '86
> > > > Scirocco 8V. One that I've
> > > > not seen mentioned on the list before. The Rubber
> > > > and other seals around
> > > > the passenger compartment are too good. This inspite
> > > > of of the fact that
> > > > it has lived up here in the dreaded Pacific NW for
> > > > awhile now. Blessed be
> > > > the previous owners who must have kept it under
> > > > cover for most of it's
> > > > life.  The problem is that when one closes any of
> > > > the doors without being
> > > > very careful and deliberate the sunroof pops up and
> > > > Jamms.  It's then
> > > > possible to work it back into place and get it
> > > > working again. This has
> > > > happened 4 or 5 times in the last week and I'm
> > > > getting concerned that
> > > > if this continues more permanent damage will result.
> > > > Have any of you other
> > > > listers had this problem before?
> > > >
> > > > Any comments or suggestions are appriciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > >
> > > > Ron Cooper
> > > >
> > > > 86 8V Scirocco
> > > > 77 8V Scirocco
> > > >
> > > > Pictures at
> > > > <http://www.teleport.com/~rlc/markII.dir/Mark2.html>
> > > >
> > > > Site is two years old so disregard text. Cars are
> > > > about the same.
> > > >
> > > >
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