Common Sunroof Woes?

[ioverholt@hotmail.com (Ian Overholt)]

The seal comes from Potterman [www.parts4vws.com] it's about $50.  But the 
seal is not what's causing the water in your lap.  One or more of your drain 
tubes is plugged up.  Get something like a surgical tube that you can fill 
with water and hold your finger over one end.  Insert the end you are not 
plugging next to a drain hole and release the water.  The water should 
puddle on the ground.  If it doesn't, you need to clear that drain.  There 
are two drains in the front and two in the rear.  Bentley says to use 
something like an old speedo cable to route out the gunk.
The scraping can be fixed by adjusting the roof.  The Bentley details this 
procedure.  You need to at least lower the back of the roof so it doesn't 
scrape.  Since the movement is so slow, you probably need to lube the 
cables.  I've heard that silicone spray works wonderful for this.  Another 
thing that can cause difficulty moving the roof is when the cables get 
misaligned from each other.  You need to remove the roof panel so you can 
measure each glide from a fixed point.  If they need to be adjusted, just 
unscrew the crank mechanism and you can individually move the cables.

HTH!



Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition





From: Tony Morehead <wolfsburg16v2k2@yahoo.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Common Sunroof Woes?
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 05:43:29 -0700 (PDT)


where can one get the pieces to rebuild a sunroof? my seal is completely 
shot so that water pours in my lap when i brake.  also, the thing doesnt 
want to move when i crank (i have to help it along with my other hand). 
and... there are scratches all over the top like it drags against metal on 
its way in and out. if this sounds familiar/easy fix to anyone, let me know. 
if not i need to rebuild the whole thing.
tia
-tony


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