Lifter, Removing And Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Socket - Torx T50 :T10470 

Removing

-- Remove the roof railing. Refer to ROOF RAILING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Turn the adjusting screw in the lifter -1- several turns using the :T10470  by counterholding with a screwdriver -2-.

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-- Remove the lifter from the roof opening -arrow-.

Installing

-- Clean the adjusting screw threads -3- with a wire brush.

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-- Remove any residual locking fluid from the threaded hole of the lifter -1- using a thread tap.

-- Check the stop washer -2- for damage and replace the lifter, if necessary.

• The stop washer must sit in the groove -arrow-.

-- Install the adjusting screw with locking fluid in the lifter.

-- Insert the lifter into the roof opening and secure it with the adjusting screw.

Further installation is the reverse order of removal.