My sunroof motor is shot. I have tried to remove the motor and cannot seem to release it from the cable. I have it all unbolted, but it remains stuck to the cable. My sunroof is now sagging in the back. It is allowing water and wind noise into the car. The noise is so bad it sounds like a hurricane. Does anyone out there know how to get my roof adjusted and the motor out?

The manual adjustment on the motor is trashed from the previous owner opening and closing the sunroof. This is on my 88 560SEL.

Thanks,

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David
1988 560SEL, Green, Chrome wheels.
2000 Suburban, 20" wheels, DVD, wood grain dash (wife's car).
67 Beetle euro, Lots of Empi parts.
69 Beetle conv, 1980s cal look.

yes, u need to disasemble it from the tract. i have a spare motor if u need it, i can give it to u for $50+s/h. make sure its not the fuse fisrt tho.

to disassemble it, as far as i can remember. u need to unblot the whole thing from the bod of the car, then undo take off the cover that covers the cbale to the motor. and undo 2 clips to release it. it was a lot easier when i had a spare motor to look at and it took me about an hour to swap it. make sure u save all t he hardware tho.

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198? 300D ???K - Future DD
1989 300TE 285K - traded in '12
1984 300SD 186K - Sold in 08
1978 300SD 330K - Died in 05

50+SH, you have a deal. Let me look at my motor again and try to remove it per your instruction. I do know it is definitely bad. Please send me a private email, [email]dkingsbury@idexcorp.com.

thanks

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David
1988 560SEL, Green, Chrome wheels.
2000 Suburban, 20" wheels, DVD, wood grain dash (wife's car).
67 Beetle euro, Lots of Empi parts.
69 Beetle conv, 1980s cal look.

sorry, but aparently it is a different one. (300SD). yours tilt up and so it requires a different motor. so i am not sure about the set up either. good luck tho.

ned

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198? 300D ???K - Future DD
1989 300TE 285K - traded in '12
1984 300SD 186K - Sold in 08
1978 300SD 330K - Died in 05

David,

I don't know if this will apply to a tilt-and-slide, but it may help:
http://www.pindelski.com/cars/W126/W126_sliding_roof/W126_sliding_roof.html

Happy Motoring