This also covers the 1980 W116 sedan. In part one, Kent will show you how to get all the sunroof parts off our old Mercedes and on a bench, particularly if your sunroof is broken and not moving. In this 21-minute instructional video, here is a list of the subjects he covers:
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- How to protect your car's finish
- Testing the motor for operation
- Opening the sunroof just an inch to disconnect the sunroof headliner panel
- Disconnecting the cable at front of sunroof and testing for movement
- Attempting to remove the cable by running the motor and pulling on it at the same time
- How to remove the cable if you can not pull or power it out
- Disassembly of the transmission drive unit inside the trunk (81 to 85 models are slightly different and not included here)
- Removing the headliner panel from the car
- Cautions on working withe the cable tube
- All steps to remove the steel sunroof panel from the car
- Component inspection on the bench
No actual repair work is covered in this video. Service and/or repair of each component and reassembly will be covered in multiple future parts in this series.
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