Xantia 1.9TD 1995 Sunroof

soupy_sam · Post by **soupy_sam** » 26 Sep 2005, 16:37

I have a problem with my electric sunroof it will tilt fine but it will not slide open the motor drops the tid and then starts to go back for about half an inch then it will not budge. Any Ideas please

Ciaran · Post by **Ciaran** » 26 Sep 2005, 19:02

Try lubricating the runs that the roof slides over, if you can get at them with the roof tilted, or partially opened.
Whats more likely though, is that the cable is slipping. This is common on XM's, I didn't know Xantias were prone to it too.

soupy_sam · Post by **soupy_sam** » 28 Sep 2005, 14:20

have lubricated runners but still no joy . Is it easy to take sunroof glass out to get at mechinism

wrinklet1 · Post by **wrinklet1** » 29 Sep 2005, 01:50

open the motor cover and look at the gearing, make sure the a tooth hasn't broken, that would cause the sunroof not to work.
Paul

jonnydrumm1967 · Post by **jonnydrumm1967** » 29 Sep 2005, 04:20

Try helping the roof to go back with your hand while keeping the switch pressed.This worked on a 405 estate I had a while back. Copious quantities of lithium grease were sprayed throughout the runners and that was it.It worked fine after that. Mind you, make sure it's not gonna jam in the open position![:(]

wrinklet1 · Post by **wrinklet1** » 29 Sep 2005, 13:05

Just had a thought,
Have you tried manually opening the sunroof?
Try it using the allen key winder thats on the inside of the motor cover, you may get it to work if the cogs aren't broken.
Paul

D.Slatford · Post by **D.Slatford** » 29 Sep 2005, 18:17

Mine did exactly this (and the cheap Xantia I just bought does it too, haven't had time to look at that yet).
It turned out one of the rivets holding the mechanism to the roof had failed, causing one side to rise slightly, jamming it. You'll need to unscrew the roof glass to get a proper look.

soupy_sam · Post by **soupy_sam** » 02 Oct 2005, 14:55

How do I remove the roof Glass to have a look, in the Haynes manuel it says you have to remove all the roof lining and not to attempt it

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 02 Oct 2005, 16:40

the chassis for the sun roof is the head linning,so for most jobs you do have to lower the hole think
regards malcolm

wrinklet1 · Post by **wrinklet1** » 09 Oct 2005, 12:15

The Glass removal is easy, Tilt the sunroof up, then you will see some Torx headed screws, those are the ones holding the glass sunroof in place. Before you undo them, mark around the framework so you know where to put the sunroof back when refitting.

Paul