Tilt and Slide Mechanism Removal

TILT AND SLIDE MECHANISM REMOVAL:

Illustration 4:

^ If the sliding roof has not fully closed, use a drive key or screwdriver in the slot in the gearbox shaft (indicated in illustration 4) to rotate the shaft to manually close the sliding roof.

^ If the electrical drive and controls are verified as fault free, remove the sliding roof assembly, as detailed in JTIS 5, Section 501-17, SRO 76.82.01, to inspect the mechanical components.

Note:
A replacement tilt and slide mechanism is available as a left or right side component.

1. After removing the sliding roof and the mechanism from the vehicle, place the mechanism on a suitable bench and then remove the SRCM and the motor.

Illustration 5:

2. Remove the white plastic stops, (Illustration 5), from the track.

3. Remove the wedges, (Illustration 5), from the split locating pins and pull the pins through the holes to remove the cover from the mechanism.

4. Remove the rubber plug from the end of the channel.

5. Pull on the defective mechanism to pull the mechanism and the cable to the end of the channel.

Note:
With the SRCM and the motor removed, the drive cable is free to be removed from the channel.

Illustration 6:

6. The first item to slide out of the channel will be the support (H, Illustration 6) for the drain channel. Pull the support to remove it while maintaining downward pressure, (dashed arrow, Illustration 6), on the bell crank lever arm (C) against the spring pressure.

7. Detach the support (H) and remove it as soon as the bell crank lever arm, (C, illustration 6), reaches the end of the channel.

8. Slowly pull out the mechanism, while maintaining pressure on the bell crank lever arm, to expose the cable end, (G, Illustration 6), lift the drive cable end from the slot in the slider driven lever (F) and then withdraw the assembly from the channel until the main lever assembly (D) can be detached.

9. Maintain pressure downwards on the bell crank lever arm, and pull the assembly from the channel and then slowly release the bell crank lever arm to relax the spring.