Sunroof rattles - Saab 9000 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

9000 Bulletin Board
1985-1998 [Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Sunroof rattles
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Robert Davis (more from Robert Davis) on Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:23:52 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: have any knowledge of sunroof rattles in '98 9K?, Shizznitt, Fri, 10 Aug 2001 22:20:30
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

>> I see you are the man for questions so i hope you can help-

Who da man?

>> My sunroof or front seal area seems to rattle harshly....

What Jeff is talking about may be an entirely different problem, probably not affecting later-model 9K's and caused by the sunroof drain clogging. It takes on an odd gurgle-knocking sound, and only when it is raining. Your problem sounds like what transpired with my '95's moonroof (glass) recently, which sounds like an horrific rattle occurring only when the roof is closed, but is in fact a gnashing of the moonroof edging with the felt sealing material around the roof area. I did not have any such problems with my '91's non-glass sunroof in the eight years I owned it, though I did have the gurgle.

What I did to correct the "rattle" was to spray on some heavy silicone preservative (Auto Magic, in my case), which lubicated the area sufficiently to eliminate these obnoxious sounds. That was 5-6 months ago and the sound is very slowly returning, which means this may be a periodic maintenance chore. Next time, I'll probably try a trick reportedly used by Townsend Imports, which is to use Vasciline petroleum jelly around the area. I think this would probably work well and last longer than a preservative, but might attract dust in time. I still think periodic maintenance would be in order to keep the area clean, and it makes one wonder how long you could do that before the felt material started wearing down.



posted by 24.39....

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!