broken sunroof anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beckleysuby51]

i was on my way back to school today when i stopped for gas and tried to close my sunroof. it seams like its outa time, oneside moves faster than the other causing it to jam. i preetymuch had to pull it shut. the motor is stinn good it never got hot nor does it make grinding sounds from stripped gears. after i got it shut i noticed the passengerside rearcorner sits below the rooflevel now. anyone have a diagram or know how to fixit????

[Huffer]

This one is a PITA... basically roof isn't on the tracks anymore... so you have to pull the entire headliner down and open the roof cassette open.

Dealer will want $1000 to repair, because they just order a new cassette and install it.

do a search on "sunroof" - there are a couple of guys who have repaired their sunroofs - I'm not one of them.

[jimsaco]

What has probably happened is that the end has come off the cable on the side that is not moving. From what I have read, Subaru does not sell just the cables so if you want to do it cheap its off to the junkyard for you. Once you have a replacment cable its really not that hard to fix, but it is time consuming. You will have to remove the headliner and take the sunroof assambly out of the car to work on it. I fixed mine and talked my friend into doing his himself. We both were sucessful.

[beckleysuby51]

pullin the interior is no prob ive just never messed with a sunroof. if i could fina a imploded view of one it would make life easy.

[jimsaco]

sunroof diagram
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1628249&l=36247&id=594398192

[beckleysuby51]

from the looks of tht diagram i belive its the tilt assembly on the passengerside. hopefully it just loose not broke. i will try to pull my headliner saturday but not sure how the wether will b

[jimsaco]

Good luck

[beckleysuby51]

i finally pulled the sunroof out of the car and it seams that either the cable on the passengerside is broke or has come loose. anyone know were i can find a repacement assembly. i dont need a motor mine is fine

[beckleysuby51]

the interior was easy to pull and the hole sunroof comesdown with a philips an 10mm socket. when i replace it i will take pics i didnt have time in class to do a proper writeup.

[beckleysuby51]

i called the dealer today and a new track and motor assembly is 768.00 i found the same oem part on a webite for 520.00 . ill order it next week and hope to get it in by the end of the month along with the writeup.