54 37 005 Replacing Front Roof Shell Seal

54 37 005 Replacing front roof shell seal







Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove roof lining
- Partially open soft top







Remove seal (1).

Installation:
Slide seal flush onto windscreen frame seal.
Make sure seal (1) is securely mounted on seal carrier.







Installation:
Sealing lip on windscreen frame seal must not be distorted when roof shell seal retracts.
If the sealing lip is distorted, the roof shell seal must be pushed further forwards.







IMPORTANT: Count and make a note of washers.

Release left and right screws (1).

Installation:
Adjust gap dimension, seal carrier to roof shell.

= 2 mm ± 1 mm







Installation:
Before installing the seal carrier, fit a butyl pad (1) and a butyl ball (2) at the front corners of the roof shell.







Installation:
Grease contact points of seal carrier and cowl panel seal with Vaseline.
Slide seal carrier (1) fully onto cowl panel seal and screw down.
Tightening torque 54 37 14AZ.
If necessary, adjust windscreen frame seal to roof shell seal.







Detach seal (1) from seal carrier.

Installation:
Cleanly push on seal from rear, starting on left and right, into corners.
Push on seal in one operation, as sealing lip may kink.
Check kink-free position of sealing lip between roof shell and seal carrier using a torch.
If necessary, repeat procedure.
Make sure seal (1) is securely mounted on seal carrier.







Check retraction depth of windows and adjust if necessary.
If necessary, adapt number of washers.