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Disassembly and Reassembly

SLIDING ROOF

DISASSEMBLY




1. REMOVE WIND DEFLECTOR PANEL
a. Using a screwdriver, slide the drive cable rearward.

HINT: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

b. Remove the 4 screws and wind deflector panel.




2. REMOVE DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the 2 bolts and drive gear assembly.
b. Remove the 2 screws and front personal light bracket from the gear.

3. REMOVE ROOF DRIP CHANNEL
a. Remove the 2 screws and roof drip channel.
b. Slide the roof drip channel forward and remove it.




4. REMOVE SLIDING ROOF GUIDE BLOCKS

HINT: Do the same for LH and RH.

a. Remove the 4 screws.
b. Slide the sliding roof guide block forward and remove it.

5. REMOVE DRIVE CABLE STOPPERS
Remove the 2 screws and 2 stoppers from the drive rails.




6. REMOVE SLIDING ROOF CASING
Remove the 14 screws and sliding roof casing.

7. REMOVE CABLE GUIDE CASING
a. Remove the 2 screws.
b. Slide the drive cables forward.
c. Remove the cable guide casing.

8. REMOVE SUNSHADE TRIM
Slide the sunshade trim rearward to remove it.

9. REMOVE DRIVE CABLES
Slide the drive cables forward to remove them from the drive rails.

10. REMOVE CENTER HOUSING FRAME
Remove the 4 screws and center housing frame from the drive rails.

11. REMOVE BRACKETS
Remove the 4 screws and 2 brackets from the drive rails.

REASSEMBLY
1. INSTALL BRACKETS
Install the 2 brackets with the 4 screws to the drive rails.

2. INSTALL CENTER HOUSING FRAME
Install the center housing frame with the 4 screws to the drive rails.

3. INSTALL DRIVE CABLES
Slide the drive cables rearward to install them to the drive rails.

4. INSTALL SUNSHADE TRIM
Slide the sunshade trim forward to install it.

5. INSTALL CABLE GUIDE CASING
a. Slide the drive cables forward.
b. Insert the drive cables to the cable guide casing.
c. Install the 2 screws.




6. INSTALL SLIDING ROOF CASING
Install the sliding roof casing with the 14 screws.

7. INSTALL DRIVE CABLE STOPPERS
Install the 2 drive cable stoppers with the 2 screws to the drive rails.




8. INSTALL SLIDING ROOF GUIDE BLOCKS

HINT: Do the same for LH and RH.

a. Slide the sliding roof guide block rearward to install it to the drive rail.
b. Tighten the 4 screws.

9. INSTALL ROOF DRIP CHANNEL
Install the roof drip channel with the 2 screws to the drive cables.




10. INSTALL DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY
a. Using a screwdriver, remove the motor cover.

HINT: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

b. Turn the drive shaft with screwdriver to align the housing with gear point mark as shown in the illustration.
c. Install the motor cover.
d. Install the front personal light bracket with the 2 screws to the gear assembly.
e. Install the drive gear assembly with the 2 bolts.




11. INSTALL WIND DEFLECTOR PANEL
a. Using a screwdriver, slide the drive cable rearward.

HINT: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

b. Install the wind deflector panel with the 4 screws.