Stupid sunroof getting stuck! - Honda Prelude Forum

G_Loc · 10-12-2006, 09:36 PM

Grr, almost every time I open my sunroof, it gets caught up on the rear portion of the opening. I have to push it up a bit for it to open!

I already took the panel off tonight (and added some soundproofing to the top) to try to fix the problem, but even after adjusting it further forward, it still gets stuck!

I have a feeling part of the mechanism is enough out of alignment so that adjusting it through the mount screws isn't enough to get it right.

Anyone else have this problem?

petern101 · 10-12-2006, 10:58 PM

no but you should lubricate it often

G_Loc · 10-12-2006, 11:01 PM

I cleaned the tracks and relubed them. The weather stripping is whats sticking to the rear of the frame though

BionicKris · 10-25-2006, 01:45 AM

Is the rear end of the sunroof panel raising all the way when it first opens? Try just giving the switch a couple of quick taps so the rear end is raised, just before it starts to move back- maybe it isn't raising high enough at that point and hitting by the time it gets near the "full open" position.

I was just looking through my shop manual and there is a diagram for adjusting the panel height by loosening the bracket mounting nuts (2 brackets/side) and installing shims to raise it. I can scan it and get it to you if you want it. Email or PM me.

BionicKris

biozepox · 10-25-2006, 03:09 AM

take a pic of said stuck position

G_Loc · 10-25-2006, 08:07 AM

Well it hasn't been doing it lately for whatever reason (maybe the grease completely took hold?), but I have been getting tons of wind noise since I movied it slightly forward.

When I took it apart, I moved the shims around to make the sunroof level with the roofline - the back was a little too high up on one corner. Regardless, it was doing it with the shims where they originally were. Visually, the track mechanisms aren't perfectly aligned with each other, so I think thats whats causing the problem.

BionicKris,

Thanks for the help and offer, but I've got a Helms already

If it gets stuck again, I'll try to get a picture

preludatic · 11-02-2006, 11:25 PM

i had the sticking issue about a year ago, and for a long time. It wouldnt even open when i used the manual opener thats over the back seats... I ended up using alot of WD-40 and even some PB Blaster on the tracks (in the spots i could get to best with it still closed) and it finally broke lose. I thought i had something stuck in the tracks for a while... but i think it just needed a real good lube job.

G_Loc · 11-02-2006, 11:43 PM

Yea mine has been working fine since after my last post. I think it just needed a good lube job. Now I have to take it apart and adjust it a bit towards the back because I am getting excessive wind noise and there is a small gap when its closed