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



Heheh. Dont forget, the riegers body is lighter, mr steel fender boy.
muahahaha

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric L Ellis" <onesixv@juno.com>
To: <amalventano1@comcast.net>
Cc: <danws69@earthlink.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [sunroof] the self-proclaimed guru.....


> 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!"
> http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v
> AOL IM:  OneSixV
> http://www.geocities.com/onesixv
> 
> 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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