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Steel, Manual Sun Roof

Replacing gear housing

NOTE! The sun roof should be closed.




Fold out the crank to the control position. Press the center of the crank cover (upward-backward) with you thumb. Remove crank cover

Remove:
- screw and crank
- lamp panel




Remove the three screws holding the gear housing

Remove gear housing.

Adjusting mechanism



Adjust the sun roof mechanism. Adjust rivet center against the slide radius see illustration.

NOTE! Not normally necessary if the sun root is closed when the old gear housing is removed and the new gear housing is installed with the sun roof closed.


Adjusting gear housing



The gear housing must be locked before it is installed.

Do this by carefully turning the crank until the lock engages.

The crank can be turned left or right, see illustration.

NOTE! Before screwing the crank into place, position the spring in the gear housing as illustrated.




Install gear housing




Install:
- lamp panel
- crank
- crank cover