Removal and installation of the sun roof - ra77001400100x(0100)

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A. Steel sliding/tilting roof, B. Glass sliding/tilting roof Model 140

Preliminary work:

Headliner on tilting/sliding roof removed (77-050).

Steel tilting/sliding roof
Glass tilting/sliding roof

Steel tilting/sliding roof

Fig 1: Locating Nuts And Bolts

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Fig 2: Locating Centering Hole

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Fig 3: Locating Bracket Retainer

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Fig 4: Locating Tilting / Sliding Roof Panel

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Nuts and bolts (Fig 4)	unscrew and remove tilting/sliding roof panel.
Centering bolt (shop-made)	insert into centering hole (Fig 4).
Angled bracket retainer (Fig 4)	fix using special tool, part no. 140 589 04 21 00.
Interior rear view mirror	remove.
Tilting/sliding roof panel	position, loosely install nuts and bolts.
Tilting/sliding roof panel (Fig 4)	pretension up to markings for mounting brackets with special tool, part number 124 589 00 37 00, tighten nuts and bolts, remove special tool and centering bolt.
Gap on tilting/sliding roof panel	check.
Gap dimension at front =0.15 mm
Gap dimension at sides and rear =0.30 mm
Continue to reinstall	in opposite order.

Glass tilting/sliding roof

Fig 5: Locating Surround

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Fig 6: Locating Rubber Bellows

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Fig 7: Locating Bracket Retainer

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Fig 8: Locating Centering Hole

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Fig 9: Locating Bracket Retainer

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Fig 10: Identifying Special Tool

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Tilting/sliding roof	move to raised position.
Surround (Fig 5)	remove. First unhook surround in the corners using plastic wedge, then remove downwards.
Rubber bellows (Fig 6)	detach.
Nuts (3)	unscrew and remove tilting/sliding roof panel.
Centering pins (shop-made)	insert into centering hole (Fig 8).
Angled bracket retainer (Fig 9)	fix using special tool, part no. 140 589 04 21 00.
Interior rear view mirror	install.
Tilting/sliding roof panel	install and attach nuts loosely.
Tilting/sliding roof panel	pretension using special tool (Fig 10), part no. 140 589 00 37 00, tighten nuts, remove special tool and centering pins.
Gap dimensions	check in the same way as on steel tilting/sliding roof
Further installation	in opposite order

Special tools

Fig 11: Identifying Special Tools (124 589 00 37 00)

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Fig 12: Identifying Special Tool (140 589 00 37 00 77)

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Fig 13: Identifying Special Tool (140 589 04 21 00 77)

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Shop-made tool

Centering bolts (2 each)

Fig 14: Identifying Steel Tilting / Sliding Roof Dimensions

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