'85 300DT
Electric sunroof opens fine, when I try to close it it won't move.
It just makes a loud gear slipping kind of noise. It does close with the manual crank in the trunk.
Anyone know what to do? If this is DIY fixable?
AA

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

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81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

First thing to do is to find some Mercedes Benz sunroof lube. I have and others tried other lubes and for some reason only the MBZ works best.

Then manually open and lube the tracks. So a search using sunroof and lube

Haasman

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'95 E320 Wagon-Went to Ex
'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
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I have MB lube and a kit to clean tracks and cable...Do you think this is what is keeping it from closing properly???? Have you seen this before?

I got the kit from **************.com...

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

It very well could be. Also the motor could be going south and/or the gears could be full of crud.

No matter what, cleaning and lubing the rails is a must.

Where on **************.com did you find the kit?

Haasman

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'03 E320 Wagon-Sold
'95 E320 Wagon-Went to Ex
'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
'65 911 Coupe (#302580)

Thanks, Haas...Just type in "sunroof repair kit" in the search space on his home page and it comes up as 1st item....

www.**************.com

I will try all this through his manual...I just thought it may be something else...

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."