katiexo19 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I have a 1993 Subaru Legacy LSI My boyfriend is a Automotive Tech through Lexus so Subaru's are like a foreign language to him! Yesterday after doing tons of research we decided to tackle the leak in my sun roof.. we noticed the right side was off track and we did everything to put it back on track.. other then remove the head liner. Is there anyway to get the sunroof motor back on it's track without removing the head liner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Shouldn't be foreign. They're both made in Japan. The sunroof assembly is a PITA to work on in any car. It sounds like one of the cables broke, which is not possible to fix. Sunroofs are not sealed though. They always leak, even when brand new. They have a drain tray around the edge of the track assembly that catches the water and routes it to drain hoses that are at each corner of the sunroof. You can see where they are if you look from above the car. It's just a small hole, maybe 1/4" across in each corner. If there are any leaves/sticks/dirt in there it should be cleaned out to keep it form clogging the holes. Those hoses can clog or slip off and the water will leak into the headliner. The front hoses can be accessed by removing the A pillar trim, and the sun visor, and the door jamb edge moulding. You can then pull down the corner of the head liner enough to get hands in there to pop the drain hose back on if it has slipped off. Put it back on with a zip tie to hold it. If the hoses are clogged a piece of stiff wire or an old cable such as a brake cable can be run through them to push dirt out the other end. Then a good flush with water should get them flowing freely again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eulogious Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The only way to truly fix a leaky sunroof is to tear it completely out of the car. It's really not THAT bad. I had to do it with my 1990 lego. 3 hours to get it out, one hour to seal it up, and then 2.5 to reinstall. Make sure you have a helper, it's not really heavy, but awkward, and having a helping hand is a must. Also compressed air is a big help as well. That way you can blow out the drain tubes once it's all out. Take your time with the interior bits, as the plastic gets old and brittle, and you will break a few pieces as well. Here's my post I made about fixing my sunroof: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showpost.php?p=965574&postcount=19 Has all the steps needed to do the job. I followed this and my sunroof now works great and doesn't leak. This all is assuming of course that your sunroof assembly is still in working shape. If it is not, at least it is out of the car, so replacing it isn't that tough. Just find one in the JY and swap it out. So no matter what you do, you are going to have to drop it to find/fix the problem. If your BF is an autotech, then this shouldn't be a problem at all for him to do, since the process is almost the same for ANY car with a sunroof... Good luck, and I will try to answer any questions you might have about doing all of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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