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#1544622 04/07/06 11:16 PM
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I have a question about my sunroof. I put it in the up postion and now it will not go down. When I push the button for it to go down, you can see the lights dim like it taking power, but I hear no noise. Does that mean the motor is toast? Is the sunroof connected to the same fuse as the windows? I have a 2000 SVT and have never had trouble with my sunroof. Any help is greatly appreciated. If anyone knows where are how to change the motor or where I can get one other than the dealership this would be of help as well. Thanks.


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#1544623 04/08/06 01:29 AM
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Likely not your motor.. You live in Ft. Worth, and its likely the high heat on the outer side of the roof that melted the plastic gear inside the motor. COMMON PROBLEM.

EASY FIX, NOW that someone (two companies) have made replacement gears (until then, a replacement MOTOR at ~600 to have done was the only option)

Contact Jeff Caplan at Odometer Gears (www.odometergears.com) for a replacement gear at ~55.00. it MAY strip out again, with high heat, but: lifetime guarantee means that if it does, they send you another one free.. for life. all of 20 minutes to replace. remove the maplight section of your roof, remove the 4(??) torx bit screws that hold the larger cover to the roof, then remove the sunroof motor from the roof itself (another 3(???) screws)

open the cover of the motor up and you will see the large round splined gear in the center and it will likely have marred, smoothed out splines in one section that is causing no turning.. order the replacement gear and replace.

MAKE NOTE of which order the gears are "stacked" in. they go in a certain order, and laying a "certain" way (heads/tails orientation, etc)



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