From: Wally Plumley [wplumley@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 1:59 PM
To: andreas meyer; 928 OC
Subject: Re: [928OC Public] Sun roof

At 12:01 PM 2/5/01, andreas meyer wrote:
>The rear drain can be accessed from the hatch.  Open the hatch an look in
>the jam near by the front.  It is very obvious.  Unfortunately, I have
>cleaned my drains and still get some water inside.
>
>Are there seals I need to replace or is it just not aligned properly?


The design basically depends upon the drains allowing the water to run out 
before it gets high enough to run over the lip inside the sunroof opening.


>   Also, I figured out the front screws to adjust height of roof panel<-- to
>adjust any sag when closed.  Does anyone know how to access the rear
>screws if there are any?  My right rear is about an 1/8 of an inch low.


The height of the sunroof can be adjusted after removing the sunroof lining 
(by removing three small screws in the front edge of the sunroof, 
accessible with the panel partly open, then closing the sunroof).

The front corners are adjusted by loosening the hex bolts on the gates (the 
black bars that support the sunroof), then turning the large slotted screw 
thru the hole near the bolts, then snugging the hex bolts.

The rear corners are adjusted by loosening the two hex bolts  (not the 
screws!) that go into the roof mounting near the rear corner. One is on the 
shoe, one just in front of it. Push the sunroof flush with the roof and 
tighten the bolts.

CAUTION: When you open the sunroof to re-install the lining, the flat 
spring strips will hang and be damaged if you don't carefully feed them 
into the opening!

Wally Plumley
928 Specialists



From: Stadter, Jim [jstadter@logicon.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 6:55 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] RE: Sunroof Adjustment

> I had a leak in my sunroof. I've removed the liner and 
> readjusted it front to back.  However, I can't figure out how to adjust
> the front part up and down (I did adjust the back)  

  Remove the liner again.

  In the black rail that the painted sunroof panel attaches to you
  should find two holes with screw heads visible through them.  The
  holes are located toward the outer edges of the rail.

  Loosen the bolts that are in front of and behind the holes.

  Turn the screws through the holes to adjust the front height
  up or down.  Couterclockwise should raise the front edge of the
  roof; clockwise lowers it.  If you look carefully, you'll see that
  the screws you're turning are actually attached to hinges mounted
  on the painted sunroof panel.  Those hinges are bolted to the black 
  rail.  Turning the screws changes the height of the panel by opening
  or closing the hinge.

  Once the height is correct, snug down the bolts in front of and
  in back of the holes and reassemble the liner.

> Also, do you recommend I replace the weather-stripping?

  To make the adjustments above, you won't have to take the painted
  panel out of the car, so this may not be the best time to replace
  them.

> 
> I guess it's time to invest in a set of shop manuals....

  They're actually suprisingly clear about the sunroof.

--
Jim Stadter
'83 928 S 5-speed (U.S. spec) 59K miles
'88 928 S4 5-speed 112K miles
Hill Country Region PCA (Austin)




-----Original Message-----
From: jim morehouse [mailto:jim928@ptd.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:12 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: Sunroof Adjustment


Keith,
I just went through a similar experience when I had to
replace one of the guide cables.  What I found on my first
few attempts was that I didn't have the side guides /back
aligned "parallel" to each other so that the sunroof was
actually slightly cocked.  This caused slow operation in
mine.  What I finally did that seemed to work was:
-loosen all four screws in the side guides so that the roof
is free to move and the back mounting screws so they are
loose as well
-remove the clutch (or just loosen the screw enough so that
it's not catching the cables)...this allows the cables to
move around
-I then moved the roof to the fully closed position and
held it there while I tightened the various mounting
screws...you might also check the distance from the back
'bar' to the front on both sides to make sure it's straight
-then I re-mounted the clutch

It is easy to get this crooked and on mine when it got
cocked, the side guides would sometimes move off of the pin
on the cable blocks.

This will likely seem cryptic to anyone who hasn't been in
there but hopefully is clear enough to you.

Jim