Sunroof Help

On one of the better days there i had the sunroof open to ventilate the car . On closing it the boy decided to stick his arm out it and well you guessed it buggered up the sunroof . It would go halfway then make a loud clicking noise and jammed not closing any further . Managed with help to tease it eventually closed and havent touched it since .
Whats the fix for it does anyone know please????

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cut his arm off?:bolt:

The Mad Hat Man said:

cut his arm off?:bolt:

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Done :lol:

feckin eck ure a chatty man just seen your post count crikey

If you remove the lamp panel by the rear view mirror, and the sun visors/screws, then you'll be able to pull the headlining down a bit to see the sunroof motor. The clicking may be the motor cog slipping on the mechanism. Mine does the same. May get sorted when it's warmer. Most take the fuse out and stop using the sunroof.

rossitigerr said:

feckin eck ure a chatty man just seen your post count crikey

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Just been around a while

ere hippo - int there a manual drive? seem to remember an allen key winder?

The sunroof is unreliable to start with. They're prone to failing/jamming although many say it's largely due to lack of lubrication. Though, they're still poorly engineered compared to other mechanisms. You don't expect Land Rover to screw up relatively simple engineering tasks and this certainly isn't the only aspect of the car that will make you wonder. Need to open your tailgate door to fetch your deicer during moderate snow/ice conditions? Forget it, aint gunna happen.

When I bought my car, they didn't tell me that the sunroof wasn't working properly and sadly I didn't check. I decided to test it on my way home and unfortunately it jammed open and refused to close again. I wasn't overly annoyed at this point as I thought I'd just shut it up/disable it for good when I got home. (I don't like sunroofs anyway) However, it soon started raining and I was completely soaked by the time I got home. Since then, I've had an ongoing love/hate relationship with the car.

Unless you really like it, I'd suggest shutting it and taking the fuse out.

Was just thinking of fixing it should i decide to sell her which is more lokely soon if insurance is how much it says it is n plus a few other factors i dont want the sunroof puttin folk off if u know wot i mean .
Its a fairly loud clicking noise when it jammed i dont know wots happened probaly knocked it off runners or out of line , my m8 managed to close the sunrrof with a little force while i was pushin the lecy button.

Just found me sunroof pic's. Motor below with the manual winding slot in the middle:


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Motor fixed in place:

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Cog on the motor that slips sometimes:


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And the runners that the cog moves. One left and one right. They run along behind the windscreen, then turn towards the sunroof:


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simular to disco mine stoped.stripped motor greased and cleaned working now

Not sure if mines the motor, or the rails. Greased the rails a bit, but I didn't think about greasing the motor. It spun when free of the mechanisum, but perhaps needs greased too. Summer job that me thinks.

Hippo said:

Not sure if mines the motor, or the rails. Greased the rails a bit, but I didn't think about greasing the motor. It spun when free of the mechanisum, but perhaps needs greased too. Summer job that me thinks.

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motor looked like yours but when i took appart water and rust is wat i found.the inside looked like it been on the bottom of english channel for 5 years

Thanks for the advice.

seems to be a commom complaint ... more info on this here:
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/few-niggles-i-need-help-50226.html

chrisst2 said:

seems to be a commom complaint ... more info on this here:
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/few-niggles-i-need-help-50226.html

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Which is why I don't understand why people bother with sunroofs in these anyway. They serve no practical purpose and it's not a case of "if" they fail, it's "when" they fail. And when they do, it can be a major inconvenience like I found out for myself while driving along the M5 in the pouring rain. I am glad mine is now shut in position and disabled.

Fixed my sunroof motor recently as suggested on ere. Squirted some lubricant in the gears by pushing a screw driver in the manual turning thing in the pic below, to allow access. Didn't take it apart. Just turned it 20 times manually after and put it back. All ok now.

To be able to manually control the sunroof, when you put a screw driver in the gear screw, you have to push it in to dislodge the gears, and then turn. It pops back into place when you release and turn. Wiffout doing this you could snap the geats.


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Sunroof in mine is sticking too.
I will look into it later.
Good info here. Thanks to all of you who posted.,