Another One (sunroof) bites the dust!

[RaptorFun]

You guys are bad!!

 

[smurfslayer]

So where is the lube TSB?

It puts the lubricant on the goat or it gets the hose again.

 

[BoostCreep]

Am I the only one that’s only had issues with the shade, not the glass?

 

[Old-Raptor-guy]

Am I the only one that’s only had issues with the shade, not the glass?

Probably, shade actually seems pretty reliable.

 

[nikhsub1]

So I tackled this today - was fairly easy. The accordion things on the sides pop right off exposing the 3 torx 25 screws. Take them all out, set a towel on the back glass panel and push it up and back and rest it on the towel.



Note the broken track - both sides were broken... one worse than the other.



Driver side had broken shit in the track



Getting the tracks out is not hard - follow this video as he shows exactly how to do it:

After I got the tracks replaced I took the removed glass inside to thoroughly clean the rubber seal all the way around it. Took a lot longer than I thought.



Then after it was clean I Krytox'd the living shit out of it.



Then I cleaned the front of the rear panel with alcohol and krytox'd it too. After that I reinstalled the front glass panel. What none of the videos explain is that you have to align the glass. If you just tighten the 6 torx bolts holding the glass in, the glass won't likely be aligned properly. What I did was I left the glass loose (finger tight) and closed the roof. I was then able to hold the front UP while i tightened the forward most screw, then I made sure the middle and back were level-ish with the roof. Did the same procedure for the other side and good to go.



The last step is to have the sunroof relearn its positioning this is the procedure:

Sunroof works like a charm now and is smooth as silk again.

 

[Nex]

Great write up.

 

[nikhsub1]

Great write up.

Thx man. I still can't believe that dealers charge over $1k to perform this fix? It literally takes an hour. If you're really drunk.

 

[smurfslayer]

#Respect

 

[Jason Slutsky]

Can this be done without venting the glass? Mine won't budge up or back.

 

[nikhsub1]

Can this be done without venting the glass? Mine won't budge up or back.

I believe it can.