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Can't get sunroof installed back on rail; bad angle

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Old 10-09-2009, 04:38 PM
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Default Can't get sunroof installed back on rail; bad angle

The 3M 77 Spray Adhesive I used to re-glue the headliner didn't stick, so now a few years later I did it again.

I removed it per the Bay13 article and

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/cha...db27cf745e35b1

Now I am unable to get the sunroof back onto the rail.

First, I have trouble lining it up side to side, so both of the "tabs" fit inside the rails.

When I achieve that, then the tabs are too far to the rear by almost an inch.

I'm trying without success to get the rails in the correct position backwards/forwards so that I can then adjust their upwards angle so that the screw holes are backwards by the inch that I require.

The right rail has some broken plastic down in the guide track area, and sometimes one of the pivoting parts will pop up out of the rail. I can see it, I think, and keep it pushed down with a screwdriver until it passes that point where it pops out.

But I really need some guidance on what the correct position of the rails needs to be, both fore & aft and then how to adjust the upwards angle involving the several independently pivoting arms.
 
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Old 10-09-2009, 07:27 PM
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I have managed to force it; used a lever to pry the 2nd hole into alignment on the right. I had to loosen the rearmost screw on the right.

Now the problem seems to be that it binds before going backwards; it does not seem to "dip" correctly before starting to move backwards.
 
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Old 10-10-2009, 09:16 AM
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That symptom is somewhat common.

I hope the attachments can give you some ideas.

Sorry I couldn't help you better.


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Old 10-10-2009, 09:46 PM
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Grrr.. the server won't let me see those images, I keep logging in but it keeps going back to the login page.

Hovering over the image opens a window, but it doesn't show anything but the "?" indicating a bad link.
 

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