Re: [T3] a little PO'd - sunroof and sand

[BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com]

 Jacob wrote:
>I guess what happened is that some sand and sand like material (from
>sandblasting/beadblasting) made its way into my sunroof.  I opened the sun
>roof a little bit and was able to verify that.  Now my concern is to how
>to get all that crap out of there.  Should I take a vacuum and try to suck
>it out, compressed air and blow it out?  Any suggestions?

 Yes, get out your Bentley manual and open up the body section its in the 
rear of the book, (last part of that section deals with the sunroof). Look it 
over so you can get kinda familar with its parts. You need to remove the 
crank handle first, after you've cracked open the roof (just remove the 
tension holding the rear of the roof up). Remove the front edge of the 
headliner filler panel (attaches to the sliding roof panel), and slide it 
back into the rear of the opening. Ok, now you can get to the roof hardware, 
slide the tang s out of the way, and remove the brass rods from the roof, 
then remove the 2 screws per side up front( don't loose any of the hardware, 
shims etc..) and then from the outside remove the roof section. Take the 
small screws that hold the track in place (note: you may have to remove a 
cover to get to 2 screws inside the car) and carefully remove the track 
taking the inner sunroof panel with it. Measure the amount of over hang of 
the 2 spring cables to get a rough location for reassembly. Remove the spring 
drive from the track and clean them in diesel fuel, blow them clean and dry 
and clean out the tracks. Grease every part of the track assembly on 
reinstallation. This rough outline will give you some ideas on how the 
sunroof mechanisim works. I hope this helps.

Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof

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