ok when i try to raise or move the moonroof it makes this grinding sound and i can only raise the moonroof when i push on it. Now the moonroof doesn't want to move all the way back, it just gets stuck, I tried manually doing it and it does move but when i try to close it, it seems like it's slipping or something. help?

edit: one side moves but the other doesn't when trying to close.

 

just lube that bitch up it will be fine

 

grease that bitch up!!!!

 

my 93 si did the same kinda (no grinding)

i managed to find that the recoil spring or whatever was jamming it up.. i cut it off and it closes now.. but my motor is dying so i gotta give it a lil shove and itll go back

 

what grease should i use? any kind of grease from any auto parts store or is there a particular grease to use. thx.

 

I wonder if I have the same problem, but i got a 93 HB si. When i open the moonroof I notice the passenger side goes a little slower than the driver side. I've lubed it up the butt, but it still does the same thing. The worst part is when I try to close it cuz the driver side will go down but the pasnger side gets stuck and I gotta push it down to shut it. any ideas as to how to fix this timing problem? All the parts seem to match and look ok. I can't find anything broken, just the timing between the two sides.

Please help!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Morning Call &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my 93 si did the same kinda (no grinding)

i managed to find that the recoil spring or whatever was jamming it up.. i cut it off and it closes now.. but my motor is dying so i gotta give it a lil shove and itll go back</TD></TR></TABLE>

did you have to take out your headliner to get to the motor?

 

no, i didn't take the whole thing off, just enough to look and see if anything looked out of the oridinary. Where's the recoil spring?

Maybe I should tell you how it got messed up. I was cleaning the moon roof and noticed that one side would sit closer to the front of the opening when it was closed and I wanted to make it more balanced so i took it off and tried to adjust it, but I went stupid and in thinking I had screwed on the bolts in place I tested the moonroof and by the time I realized it was not in place, the moonroof had fallen to one side placing more pressure on one side, but just enough to make a difference in one side's timing.

So in essence, I am looking to see how to re-adjust it. As for the recoils, will i have to take the headliner off? Is there any way to look at the recoils by just tking the moonroof off? I am guessing it has to do something with what is motioning the moving foundations for the moonroof but i am not sure beyond that.

Any ideas would help!