Jim,
The 505 is a different bird. It is not likely that cable lubrication is your
problem, and if it is, I would still avoid doing anything with it as you may do
more harm than good. What I mean by that is that from my experience failure of
the 505 mechanism is typically associated with fracturing of the plastic sheath
which the cable travels in. It either breaks at the motor or at the other end
where it fastens to the rood structure just under the headliner at the top
center of the rear window. You could drop the trim panel from the sunroof
panel, disconnect the cable and pull it out ot the sheath to lubricate it but
that fussing about may lead to damage to the plastic sheath and then you have a
little more work ahead of you. There have been some quick fixes posted on this
list before but I have yet to be succesful using them. Gluing plastics is not
something that I seem to excell in! You might simply try cleaning the sunroof
tracks to the best of your ability and then lubricating with some sort of
silicone lubricant. A graphite might also work well but I think would tend to
attract dirt as well.
Others on the list might be able to provide better suggestions to you than I so
I am cc'ing my response to the list.
Good Luck,
John Parsons, Langley, BC
Quoting pei505turbo <pei505turbo@yahoo.ca>:
> I have exactly the same problem with my 87 505 Turbo, the sunroof is
> soooo slooooow that the p/o disconnected it (electricly). What actual
> type of lubricant should be used on the cables? What should you use to
> clean them?
>
> Jim Bartley/Prince Edward Island
>
>
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "John Parsons" <roverlad@t...> wrote:
> > At this stage I suggest that you try to completely remove, clean and
> > lubricate the 2 sunroof cables. I say "try" because recently when I
> > tried to change mine they were so rusted in that I could not remove
> > them without dropping the headliner and taking the entire tray out.
> > If yours are not completely seized in you can take them out without
> > dropping the sunroof, of course you will not be able to clean out the
> > channels that they run in but something is better than nothing.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> > John
> >
> > --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "peugfan@j..." <peugfan@j...> wrote:
> > >
> > > The already-sluggish sunroof in my Mi16 wouldn't do anything at all
> > yesterday - turned out the relay in the roof compartment had gradually
> > slipped out of its socket.
> > >
> > > I never open the sunroof (slide to the rear) but only use the
> > "flip-up the back edge" feature. In yesterday's investigation I pushed
> > the glass rearward a bit and found that the front edge of the glass
> > frame was seriously rusted (where it rests on the pop-up air dam).
> > Time to scrape off the rust and get some Rustoleum. The lesson here is
> > to actually open the sunroof occasionally to catch a problem before it
> > becomes a big job.
> > >
> > > The question is about lubricants, and I know there'll be a lot of
> > different opinions.
> > >
> > > 1 - The sunroof retracts very slowly and requires manual assistance
> > from the driver. What lubricant can I use to improve its operation?
> > >
> > > 2 - I like the "flip-back" feature but sometimes it needs a push
> > from me to get the back edge fully up. It closes without assistance.
> > What lubricant should I use to improve it?
> > >
> > > fs
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