Sounds like what my 240D is doing, theres a clip that holds the cable housing to the motor bracket. On mine its missing. The motor will retract the sunroof fine but on closing it spools the cable out into the trunk. The clip on mine dropped into the space under the cable housing where I can't get at it (behind the seatback, I don't know if removing the seatback would let me at it). A replacement clip should fix it...
-Curt Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:15 -0500 From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] how to get sunroof closed when its broke To: mercedes Mailing List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed This 124 I just picked up has a broken sunroof. Motor runs but cable is broke I guess. It will move back fine, but when moving forward, you can hear the cable loose in there. If you move it forward a little bit at a time with the switch and manually move the roof I can get it to within about an inch of closed. Although I have not messed with it much I cant get it any further as of yet. Anybody got any ideas how to get it closed? I want to get this done ASAP before it rains or something. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
