Thanks Nicholas. Sounds like our sunroofs are all in need of a refit or some preventative maintenance. I know I'm going to treat mine, once I have it fixed, to some regular cleaning and greasing.
Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Crego" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Eric L. Stewart'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 10:34 AM Subject: RE: Re: sunroof get in a slight bind > I'm about as familiar with the sunroof assembly as you can be, as I've > had mine completely apart a few times, and have had 2 different > mechanisms in mine. I'd agree with the assessment on the worn cable, but > it could just be hat the end of the cable has a problem. At the tip of > the cable, there is a rectangular plastic piece that rotates, and when > you open the roof, and then close it, if the rubber guide tubes at on > the lifting mechanism are worn, missing, or off to a side, then that > rectangular piece will catch on the end of the lifting guide. > > Also, sometimes, it just needs a good cleaning, take the whole this > apart, and clean it well. The old grease tends to dry out and cake on > the whole thing, and make it very difficult to move. On top of that, > you'd be amazed at the crap that the tray collects, and then distriutesd > into the various mechanisms. What I did was buy a used tray and > mechanism off of eBay (you can also go to a junkyard) for around $80, > then I completely stripped it and rebuilt it, and swapped it into the > car, since I couldn't afford to have a huge hole in the top of my car > for the 2 days or so it took to rebuild it. Then, I rebuilt mine, and > sold it. I ended up making 50 bucks or so in the end. > > ------------------ > Nicholas Crego > Yellow 88 CRX Si > Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated Pilot, Certificated > Flight Instructor. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Eric L. Stewart > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 8:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CRX: Re: sunroof get in a slight bind > > > Ronnie, > > Sounds like the problem that I've been having with mine. After having > mine dismantled several times, I've discovered that the problem is the > cable. > > The cable is knurled as a screw, made to mate with a gear in the sunroof > motor which is at the back edge of the sunroof. As the gear turns, it > pulls the two halves of the cable by it, thus closing/opening the > sunroof. > > If the knurling/cable is rusted or worn, the gear will slip on that > section of cable, causing a kind of staccato/stuttering sound as the > cable tries to find purchase on the cable. This might result in the > sunroof binding if only one half of the cable is worn, making the roof > close unevenly. You can sometimes overcome this by carefully > closing/opening the sunroof manually as it puts less torque on the > cable. > > I have replaced the motor (which wasn't needed) and one of the rails > (again not needed) on the advice of a lazy body shop guy who clearly > doesn't like fiddling with sunroofs and was talking off the top of his > head. That's why I've pulled the thing apart myself. The only solution > is to buy the cable mechanism itself. I'm not sure it it's a > do-it-yourself job but I'm sure going to try. I'm looking at an > illustration of the sunroof mechanism that the Honda parts guy printed > out for me. If you (or anyone else) is interested, I can scan it and > send it to you. True to Honda's great engineering it looks like a > single assembly that "snicks" right into the mechanism. > > Eric > Ottawa, Canada http://www.attcanada.net/~mcstewart.msn/index_CRX.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 2:43 AM > Subject: CRX: sunroof get in a slight bind > > > > anyone done any successful crx sunroof repair? i really want it to > function > > perfectly and would do anything to fix it. when its closing and its > > about > an > > inch or so from being close it seems to get in a bind and wont > close....any > > ideas? > > > > thanks ronnie > > >
