I don't think there is a key, there is a plastic part that holds it in
place - if you don't get it figured out by the weekend, ask me for some
photos - I have the mechanism from an 87 sitting here, removed from the
car
(and available for purchase) - find my email from my web page,
www.wbnoble.com
"Nut that holds the wheel" <kraskamess@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Check out clarks-garage.com
> There are several sections on the sunroof mechanism.
> Jim
>
> <nmiele@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>I have a 1984 944 that I purchased new. Last year the sunroof stopped
>> working. After removing the motor assembly, I discovered that the
>> microswitch cam (attached to the end of the cable) had slipped past
>> the stop and came out of the track. I corrected this problem and
>> reassembled the mechanism. In order to figure out how the thing
>> works, I removed the asssembly from the cable and had it on my
>> workbench for about a week.
>>
>> After reattaching the mechanism to the cable, and reinstalling the
>> system back in the car, the sunroof still does not work. However, the
>> motor now turns when the console switch is operated (the microswitches
>> are working correctly now).
>>
>> What I believe my problem to be is that the motor gear is not me****ng
>> with the cable. There is an opening in the metal tube that surrounds
>> the cable where the gear should fit when the cable is mounted in the
>> plastic gear housing. I see no way to hold that opening in the right
>> place when I attach it to the plastic housing. Should there be a key
>> on the metal tube that may have broken off? I am trying not to have
>> to replace the entire cable if possible.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> Niel
>
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