This may sound loopy, but if anyone here has a spare sunroof gear (the large one turned directly by the worm gear), I would pay $20 for it. After repairing my sunroof motor, I cinched the clutch locknut too tightly and thereby hosed said gear...geez.

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Matt
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1995 E300 Diesel (Die Blau Frau)

I need one too. The dealer won't sell just the gear; they only supply the whole gearbox & motor assembly for roughly $330. I found a used motor & gearbox off a junker.. guess what? Yep, it was fried too.

I sent one email to Webasto (the sunroof manufacturer) a couple of months ago and got no response. Perhaps more searching would turn up a better address, or even a phone number. They DO have a website.

Someone else on this site had a supplier somewhere that would sell just that gear; I'll search and see if I can find that post. I'd love to get my hands on one made out of a more sturdy material than that crumbly fiber stuff; someone suggested that it was made out of that to reduce noise in the gearbox. As if that really matters when I'm driving an old diesel.

- Nathan
'83 240D "Steiner"
'00 New Beetle TDI

Thanks for the reply, Nathan. Just what I need...competition!

I tried to rebuild the worn teeth on the gear with JB-Weld, and cosmetically, it was a fine job. But when I tested it, the worm gear ate the JB-welded teeth right off. I guess nothing will do but an outright replacement, so I will go salvaging as soon as I can. Perhaps I'll find one for you as well.

I suspect the gear is made out of fiber in order to protect the motor's worm gear(?).

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Matt
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1995 E300 Diesel (Die Blau Frau)

This is the only place I could find the gear.

European Parts Specialists
189-A S. Turnpike Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Phone 805-683-4020 Toll free 800-334-2749
Fax 805-683-3689
E-Mail: Randy Steele randy@epsparts.com

Now if anyone knows where to get just the little gear that drives the belt in the antenna I'd apreciate it. I just put $80 into getting it working and the little gear fell in half.

Bob D.

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Bob D.
Parrish, FL
1 SDL, 1 D, 1 TD, 1 Mog