Disco 1 Sunroof issues

Not leaking for once.
Can anyone tell me if the rear sunroof on my D1 is supposed to open fully or just pop up.
Also, I have noticed that the front SR sometimes doesn't open fully. It does when I push it ??
Cheers

Firebobby1 said:

Not leaking for once.
Can anyone tell me if the rear sunroof on my D1 is supposed to open fully or just pop up.
Also, I have noticed that the front SR sometimes doesn't open fully. It does when I push it ??
Cheers

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Both are the same, lift and open then retract to fully open, thats with a continuous press to pass the first stage which is open.
Check the nylon sliders in both rails, they can break up or it can be as simples as a dab of lubricant.

discool said:

Both are the same, lift and open then retract to fully open, thats with a continuous press to pass the first stage which is open.
Check the nylon sliders in both rails, they can break up or it can be as simples as a dab of lubricant.

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Ok, don't suppose you have a photo/link of the part's I need to check.
They have never really been used.
Is it easy to remove them to work on them?
Thanks again

Firebobby1 said:

Ok, don't suppose you have a photo/link of the part's I need to check.
They have never really been used.
Is it easy to remove them to work on them?
Thanks again

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A friend of mine had a sunroof that wouldn’t function correctly due to a broken slider so he went on eBay an purchased a replacement, unfortunately he found it was in a worse state, so I offered to strip out and rebuild his sunroof with parts from the eBay item which I did, while he got the barbecue going.
So in the end he had a fully functioning sunroof cleaned and lubed, which we fitted that evening.

“photo/link of the part's I need to check.”
I kept the nylon bits and bobs and screws in my ‘it will come in handy box’ which at the moment I can’t find, so no photos, the sunroofs don’t have a replacement parts listed for parts that we wanted hence the eBay purchase, so no links or photos, but issues and why is easy to see when the glass is open, the left hand site matches the right.

“Is it easy to remove them to work on them?”
That depends on your skills, to break down the sunroof to the individual parts is logical so easy.
It took me an hour to strip rebuild a replacement sunroof, some bits are screwed from below others from the top, as always some parts are small plastic items so care is required especially it they are the bits you need.

In the end the eBay sunroof motor went back on eBay and sold to someone in Spain also both blinds were sold on eBay, even the screws that hold the glass, so got our money back and we made profit, the old track, frame and glass went to the tip.

Thanks for the info discool, I will have to have a look and see what I can see.
I might try cleaning the old grease off and apply fresh stuff.

It just a finger smear on the track is all thats needed. If the glass opens fully and then closes down on the seal flat and even there, won’t be much wrong with it.
A bit of clean plus a light finger smear of vaseline seal face where u can, when the glass is open most the rear part or the seal can’t be reached.

discool said:

It just a finger smear on the track is all thats needed. If the glass opens fully and then closes down on the seal flat and even there, won’t be much wrong with it.
A bit of clean plus a light finger smear of vaseline seal face where u can, when the glass is open most the rear part or the seal can’t be reached.

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Thanks for the information...you star.
I had another look at the operation of the roofs.
Are they supposed to raise up quite high, then slide back.
My front one, when I help it, raises up about an inch, then slides back.
Looks like it has made a slight scratch on the raised roof section, so it's sitting to low.

Morning. I’ve never measured the hight, but the tilt function should be the same on both sunroofs, so press the button once the glass will tilt, press again and the glass will slide back.
The mechanism limits the operation, so both should be identical. Perhaps open both and compare the mechanical items bit by bit.

Ah, ok.
On my one, one press they both jump up at the back and stick. If I push them, the front one raises and goes back. The rear stays in the tilt position.
So they are definitely not doing as they should.??

Firebobby1 said:

Ah, ok.
On my one, one press they both jump up at the back and stick. If I push them, the front one raises and goes back. The rear stays in the tilt position.
So they are definitely not doing as they should.??

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Ok have u tried opening/closing manually.
Its possible the small plastic part that operates the one of the lifting arms attached to the glass has broken or missing on the front, for the rear possibly the motor has at sometime been removed and the drive cog has moved therefore the motor is out of sync with the position of the glass, of course there’s a few items the sunroof has to stop it operating correctly.

So some understanding how it works is always a help much the same with electric windows when they don’t work.
This link may help u. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/sunroof-motor.187493/

discool said:

Ok have u tried opening/closing manually.
Its possible the small plastic part that operates the one of the lifting arms attached to the glass has broken or missing on the front, for the rear possibly the motor has at sometime been removed and the drive cog has moved therefore the motor is out of sync with the position of the glass, of course there’s a few items the sunroof has to stop it operating correctly.

So some understanding how it works is always a help much the same with electric windows when they don’t work.
This link may help u. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/sunroof-motor.187493/

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You sir, are a Star
I will have a trawl through the link and see what I find.
Do you use WhatsApp, I Could I pm you my mobile, so I can send you a video of what's happening.

Firebobby1 said:

You sir, are a Star
I will have a trawl through the link and see what I find.
Do you use WhatsApp, I Could I pm you my mobile, so I can send you a video of what's happening.

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Of course, its a must in business these days. Ive pm u my number.