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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) ![]() |
Prevoius day Sunroof works fine
The next day i go to open it and i hear a grinding sound, sunroof doesnt open all the way. Attempt to close it, odenst close all the way. Now when i press butten it moves an inch and get a grinding sound. Toyota mechanic and i manage to shut the roof by pressing butten and pushing glass. Sunroof still makes same sound and moves up and down less than an inch. took off panal where the controls are to see the manual operatoin. when i press the butten to move the sunroof this spins, after the sunroof stops moving it keeps on spinning until i let go of butten. sound continues until buttne is released mechanics and such have given me these likely problems. stripped gear sunroof off the track the grinding noise i hear is between the sunroof and the front windshield. i have never had a problem before with it. any ideas and comments are welcome. This is urgent so please everyone respond, i cant go letting water leakin my car. Id rather not bring this to a shop becuase it will cost alot of money. But if thats what it takes, then i will This post has been edited by DamDirtyApes: Jun 24, 2005 - 1:51 PM |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) ![]() |
I had kinda the same problem with mine. Mines an after market ASC one and it didnt work at all when i bought my celi and it leaked. I found if you pull the glass, clean all the tracks up with a cloth and get all the crap out of it, it will slide better. Also use wheel bearing grease on the tracks. It works great. My sunroof slides with ease all the time, but the only problem is my gasket leaks.
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) ![]() |
anyone else? surely valo isnt the only one thats had problems
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 30, '05 From Greencastle, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) ![]() |
it does sound like a problem with the motor - the track could cause it to not get enough torque, etc.
When did you notice it, after you got back from a ride with it open? I'd say clean the track, and pull the motor, make sure theres nothing fishy with it. -------------------- If anyone needs interior stuff, etc, I'm parting whats left of my celi out. Just ask.
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 1, '05 From Colorado Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
i have the same problem.. my sunroof opens like an inch then in grinds..
any suggestion? QUOTE(DamDirtyApes @ Jun 24, 2005 - 9:19 PM) anyone else? surely valo isnt the only one thats had problems [right][snapback]304505[/snapback][/right] |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '05 From ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
My sunroof did that to but now it doesnt open at all and all i get is the grinding noise. i took the upper panel apart and the moter seemed fine but attached to it looks like a gear box and i think a gear was stripped i thought i would be able to just get a new gear box but the motors attatched to it and i cant get it apart. anyone get a new motor yet?
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jul 11, '06 From Sefner, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 24 (100%) ![]() |
same thing happened to me, the middle gear is stripped in the motor. their are 3 gears in the motor, the two on the outside are metal, and the one on the inside is plastic, guess what happens when you tracks get clogged my something.......grrr grind , crap gear is stripped. I tried to order just the gear but toyota only sells the whole sunroof motor, then i tried to go to a metal fabricator to see if they would make me a new gear, costs too much better just to get a new motor. thank god my sunroof closed before it screwed up. Right now i'm still looking for a new sunroof motor myself but you dont see them often and i missed out the last few times someone was parting out a celli
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