The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle | 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)

The Saab Network Mailing List FAQ
Search:

Main Index
[ Prev by Date ] [ Next by Date ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Power Sunroof Repair Tip
Posted by Matthew Mitchell (more from Matthew Mitchell) on Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:50:40
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

Just repaired Leif's (1992 900S) sunroof again, so I'll share some tips.

Several different sunroof closing problems can have the same cause: a 
broken ramp.  The most common symptom is one side of the sunroof not 
moving up properly, so the sunroof isn't flush with the rest of the 
roof.  If the broken piece shifts around, it can keep the sunroof 
from closing completely.

The fix is pretty easy, and requires no special tools.

Run the sunroof back about 8 inches.  With a T15 driver, remove the 
four screws that hold the top half of the sunroof.  Run the sunroof 
forward again, but not all the way home.  Lift the sunroof top (the 
painted part), slide it forward, and remove it.  You'll probably find 
a broken plastic part, variously called a 'guide shoe' or 'ramp' 
lying around inside.  Get a replacement (Saab part no. 9293010).

The ramp just slides on to a little rectangular finger; see the 
opposite side if you're not sure where it is.  The screw on the 
bottom of the ramp is for height adjustment: if the sunroof sits too 
low, back the screw out a little and reinstall the ramp.

To replace the top half, make sure the sunroof is almost all the way 
forward.  Slide the two tabs at the back of the top half under the 
little wire guides at the back of the bottom half.  Maneuver the top 
half back in place.  The four tabs with screw holes on the top half 
go behind the corresponding lip of the bottom half.  Run the sunroof 
back and replace the screws.

-- 
Dr. Matt
Kirsten: white 1994 9000CSE 97,000mi
(lightning strikes--we bought her one year old)
Leif: black 1992 900S 163,000mi
(lightning strikes again--bought for a song because of high mileage,
        now only driven about 8,000 a year)
==================
The Saab Network
http://www.saabnet.com/
saabno39sdcx6spamx782saabnet.com

Posts in this Thread:
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]

This is a moderated FAQ - 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. TSN has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the TSN Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous
Your address is: 3.134.104.173 - Using Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com) - Logged.
Site Members do not see red text instructions, green links, and bottom of the page banners.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!