Rule of thumb when operating the front and/or back sunroof :
1. Do not open or close it while driving on the highway or speeds over 70km/h or so. This can cause the side rails to shift putting them out of alignment and then straining the motor until it dies.
2. Do not force the sunroof by hand while opening or closing. This will bind the rails and damage the worm gears.
3. If the sunroof is stuck at some point in the open position and will not close, there is a manual retractor. See below.
- pull off the light assembly in the middle above the driver/passenger seats. The clear bezel and dark bezel pop downwards. Use a thin screwdriver to pry it gently.
- There are 3 Phillips bolts that hold the entire bezel on the ceiling. Undo all three and it will hang down via the attached wires. No need to disconnect them.
- using a 4mm Allen socket/wrench, turn the manual crank to open or close.
- when nearing the close stage, it will all of a sudden stop/become very tight to turn. This is the stopping point. Do not force it past this point.
That's it. So if you find yourself with the sunroof stuck open, follow the above directions to close it properly.
I will update this thread with a motor removal/installation when I get the chance to do mine. I've already done it and it's not difficult. Just time consuming.
remove these nuts then remove glass. (heavier than it looks). Now I operated the sunroof buttons until the glass holding arms were back in alignment. Reinstall glass, shims and nuts but don't tighten more than snug. Operate sunroof several times and snug up nuts little by little. When I tightened it up at first, it would close but pop back open (like the safety on a garage door). BTW I only reinstalled half the shims, one on each corner instead of 2. It looks better. I don't think this will affect anything but I will keep them (well labeled) in the Deli's tool kit...