Removing/Installing Roof
REMOVING AND REINSTALLING SLIDING ROOFRemoval
1. Open the sliding roof approx. 10 cm (3. 9").
2. Undo clips on front edge of top of sliding roof.
3. Push sliding roof top fully back.
4. Close sliding roof.
5. Remove left-hand and right-hand front guides by undoing the two screws.
6. Lift off spring catch of rear guide and turn sideways.
7. Remove both screws on the rear guides and detach cover reinforcements.
8. Lift sliding roof and remove forwards.
9. Remove one of the left-hand or right-hand guide rails forwards; for this purpose the spacer should be unscrewed first.
10. Remove top frame.
Installing
1. Cement velvet strips at front of roof cutout and at sides as far as under the rear curvature.
2. Cement velvet strips on sliding roof cover including the radius. Cement on the rear sealing rubber with the lip against the velvet strip.
Note: When the sliding roof is closed there should be no gap or difference in height between the two velvet strips.
3. Introduce guide rails into the pegs and tube ends at the rear of the sliding roof base. This locates the guide rails at the rear.
4. Introduce rear guides with operating cable in front into the raised rails and grease lightly. Before fitment the operating cable and drive pinion should be checked for wear and renewed if necessary. to ensure positive operation it is advisable to renew both guides with operating cable.
5. Assemble cable covers and wind deflector.
6. Introduce top frame into guide rails, push to the rear to its farthest extent and secure the guide rails with the spacers.
7. Insert sliding roof cover and secure the guides at the front so that the cover has no more than 1 mm (0.04") side play.
Do not forget to fit safety plates!
8. Adjust guides at the rear so that the reinforcements can be pushed in and with the guides bolted on the cover. Swivel leaf springs under the guide pins.
9. Adjusting height of sliding roof.
A. Slacken front guides. turn knurled nuts, by this means the sliding roof can be adjusted for height.
B. If the front guides are turned round further height adjustment can be made. Lateral adjustment is effected by moving the front guides.
C. Rear height adjustment is carried out by means of the adjusting screws of the rear guides.
10. Bolt on gear. Check sliding roof for free running and parallel location.
11. Pull forward top frame and push the hollow clips into the cover frame.
12. It should be ensured that the top lining is not loosened at the roof frame by the movement of the sliding roof. If necessary remove the sliding roof cover. Carefully cement the top lining in position. Cement over a strip about 70 mm (2.75") wide to prevent any further loosening of the lining. Pull plate downwards until the cover does not rub during motion.
13. The friction action of the coupling can be in- creased by the addition of coupling washers under the gear bolt. However, the slip coupling action must come into operation when overloaded (end positions), as otherwise the electric motor would burn out.
14. Fix plastic cap on gear.
15. Clean water passage with compressed air or flexible steel cable, e.g. old operating cable.
Manual operation
If the electric drive fails the sliding roof can be operated by means of the emergency manual crank. The manual crank is fitted as follows:
1. Open zipper. Detach plastic cap on gear and remove screw with the screwdriver end of the manual lever. Remove the spacing washers fitted. Ensure that these are not lost.
2. Screw the manual crank into the gear by means of the knurled nut. The teeth on the crank must locate in the groove in the gear. then tighten knurled nut. The sliding roof can now be operated by the crank.
Sources of failure: motor defective - battery too low - fuse burnt out - bad cable contacts.
Sliding roof lid lifts up on one side only
1. The lifting piece (angle metal tab on cover fitted with plastic wedge) is not engaging on the ramp.
Remedy: align lifting pieces so that they engage fully on the cap shaped ramps.
2. Back of guides. operating cable or drive pinion damage.
Remedy: renew damaged parts.
3. Locating piece set too high or too low.
Remedy: alteration of height by means of adjusting screw of rear guide.
4. Wind deflector flaps.
Remedy: the guide plates should be indented on the top edge with a screwdriver close to the retaining lugs. which will eliminate the play between the two faces.