[sunroof] the self-proclaimed guru.....

[onesixv@juno.com (Eric L Ellis)]

YOU...YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT EXTRA WEIGHT?  YOU, Mr. "1.8 in a wide-body
monster"?!?  Dammit man!  I'm liable ta have ta split an ear offa you
boy!

Eric
"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!"
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2002 17:25:16 -0500 Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net>
writes:
> Silicone, bah, i'd sooner opt for the vynil solution (as in vynil 
> headliner without the sunroof hole
> in it). Not to mention 50 pounds off the top dead center of the 
> rocco :).
> Dan, where are ya, get your but online. Gotta talk orlando stuff 
> with ya.
> Al
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan" <dan.czech@verizon.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:10 PM
> Subject: RE: [sunroof] the self-proclaimed guru.....
> 
> 
> > ooops, I meant to update this thread....
> >
> > I found it....stripped gear where it goes into the cable housing.
> >
> > Your (Ian's) analysis is partially correct....
> >
> > yes, the lithium grease was binding the system, silicone spray 
> did
> > WONDERS....
> >
> > as for the Bentley procedures.....they're not right.
> > yes, I know, how dare I blasphemy the Bentley in such 
> manner...BUT, having
> > messed with the thing for weeks now, I've got it all fingered 
> out.
> >
> > Notes to all:
> > YOU CAN SLIDE THE PINS AROUND FREELY IF YOU'RE OUT OF PARALLEL 
> ADJUSTMENT.
> > Just drop the handle gear out of the hole and slide away. Of 
> course, don't
> > force ANYTHING in there, when you reach a certain point, you have 
> to lift
> > the roof, then the pins will move. I'm just disputing the need for 
> *special
> > VW tool blah blah blah* and their line in the book that says in 
> bold
> > letters...DO NOT MOVE ONLY ONE SIDE (or something like that).
> >
> > Line up the PIN with the arrows on the guides and you should be 
> at
> > zero-point. Make sure the handle gear is at zero-point and place 
> back in the
> > hole.
> >
> > The cables are the same that VW uses for windows in Bugs, 
> Rabbits,
> > etc...DON'T BUY THEM FROM THE DEALER OR YOU WILL GET RIPPED.
> >
> > Silicone works wonders.
> >
> > Thanx to all for their input. Especially the silicone.
> >
> > Dan (happily cranking away)
> > Tam-pa, FL
> > '87 16v Scirocco
> > '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> > '00 Jetta
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Ian Overholt
> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 15:13
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: [sunroof] dammit....stripped?
> >
> >
> > Well, you might not need to replace the cable yet.  It depends on 
> how
> > stripped it is.  This is what I would try.
> >
> > a.  Remove the sunroof panel.
> > b.  Unscrew the sunroof gear.
> > c.  Spray silicone lube on the cables while moving them back and 
> forth
> > trough the tracks.
> > d.  Do the parallel adjustment as perscribed in the Bentley.
> >
> > My thoughts on what happened are this:  The cables got tighter 
> because they
> > need to be lubed.  Then the force on the gear was greater which 
> caused the
> > cables to jump teeth.  Now the cables are fighting each other 
> because they
> > are not parallel and they are hard to move in the track.  If you 
> continue to
> > operate the sunroof with sticky out of alignment cables, you will 
> end up
> > stripping them.
> >
> > If the above does not work, you will have to replace the cables.
> >
> > GL!
> >
> > Ian Overholt
> > '88 16v
> >
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