54 37 005 Replacing front roof shell seal

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove ROOF LINING 
• Partially open soft top

Remove seal (1).

Installation: 

Slide seal flush onto windscreen frame seal.

Make sure seal (1) is SECURELY MOUNTED on seal carrier.

Fig 1: Removing Front Roof Shell Seal

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Installation: 

Sealing lip on windscreen frame seal must not be distorted when roof shell seal retracts.

If the sealing lip is distorted, the roof shell seal must be pushed further forwards.

Fig 2: Locating Sealing Lip On Windscreen Frame

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Release left and right screws (1).

Installation: 

Adjust gap dimension, seal carrier to roof shell.

= 2 mm ±1 mm

Fig 3: Identifying Roof Shell Screws

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Installation: 

Before installing the seal carrier, fit a butyl pad (1) and a butyl ball (2) at the front corners of the roof shell.

Fig 4: Identifying Butyl Pad And Ball Of Roof Shell

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Installation: 

Grease contact points of seal carrier and cowl panel seal with Vaseline.

Slide seal carrier (1) fully onto cowl panel seal and screw down.

Tightening torque 54 37 14AZ .

If necessary, adjust WINDSCREEN FRAME SEAL to roof shell seal.

Fig 5: Locating Contact Points Of Seal Carrier And Cowl Panel Seal

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Detach seal (1) from seal carrier.

Installation: 

Cleanly push on seal from rear, starting on left and right, into corners.

Push on seal in one operation, as sealing lip may kink.

Check kink-free position of sealing lip between roof shell and seal carrier using a torch.

If necessary, repeat procedure.

Make sure seal (1) is SECURELY MOUNTED on seal carrier.

Fig 6: Detaching Seal From Seal Chamber

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Check retraction depth of windows and ADJUST if necessary.

If necessary, adapt number of washers.