so I tore off the linre and it stayed in one piece.

I yanked really hard on the sunroof and pressed the close switch at the same time.

It felt like some of the time it was engaging and some time it was not. It mostly sounded like it was grinding.

The housing cable made a really loud popping sound and jerked forward when the roof was nearly closed-seemed quite unnatural to me.

I will adress this issue come springtime-

I believe it is a gear/cable, but i will prolly rebuild the entire assembly.

Sorry for the overreaction-low blood sugar does that to me.