Removal and installation of the sun roof tilting bracket - ra77001400170x(0170)

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Model 140

Preliminary work:

Tilting/sliding roof panel removed (77-100)

Fig 1: Identifying Tilting Bracket Components

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Screw (Fig 1)	unscrew and remove rails toward inside.
Control cable on extending support (Fig 1)	remove.
Tilting bracket on extending support (Fig 1)	unscrew and remove extending support.
Tilting bracket	remove from lateral guide (Fig 1) and unhook water drain trough on tilting bracket.
Water drain trough	remove.
Tilting bracket (Fig 1)	push toward front and remove toward inside. Before installing lubricate tilting bracket on sliding jaws and moving parts with MB lubricant Paste, part no. 001 989 14 51. When installing ensure that sliding jaws are correctly seated.
Tilting bracket (Fig 1), extending support (Fig 1), water drain trough (Fig 1) and rails (Fig 1)	install. When installing the extending support ensure that the tilting bracket is not under tension.
Tilting/sliding roof panel	install (77-100).
Tilting/sliding roof panel	actuate a number of times in all positions.
Marking on bracket for tilting/sliding roof headliner	check in relation to marking on rail (Fig 1). If the marking does not coincide with the notch on the rail, adjust the control cable (77-140).
Tilting/sliding roof panel	adjust (77-110).
Headliner	install on tilting/sliding roof (77-050).