silver85turbo

hi, i'm a new owner of a 1987 turbo2, It's been sitting for the last three years, Ive got it cleaned up pretty good but the moon roof is sticking in the drivers side track . Any help on how to free this up would be great . I've tried spraying with good ole wd-40 , but no good , I've worked back and forth with the hand crank and the switch , just cant seem to get it to move on the one side . The car has 80k on it and is pretty clean , started and drove as soon as i put a battery in it can't wait to get a good overhaul and get it inspected for the road .. thanks again

Zaldak

1985 turbo2 ?

you have an 86 Turbo II (2 Gen)

or an 85 with a swaped in turbo? (1st gen with a 2 Gen engine)

silver85turbo

lol .. sry lost my head , it is a 1987, edited post

Zaldak

LOL well glad I could help you find it again :P

anyhow about that sunroof/moonroof they are not hard to take apart and clean up, in most cases you only need to take the main lid off and clean the tracks real good, then apply a white lithium greese, put the lid back on and you should be good.

silver85turbo

thanks , not sure how to remove , is this done from the inside? if so , how do you remove the headliner ?

Zaldak

headliner has plastic clips holding it in place it snaps off fairly easily, you may have to open the roof ever so slightlystart at one free corner and you will see how it comes off..

then its just a matter of a 10mm socket 6 nuts in total I belive and that will pop off the lid to alow to get at the tracks for cleaning.

silver85turbo

awesome , and thanks for the quick info , pumped up and headed to the garage ...

Zaldak

np at all good luck.

lupin

iTrader: (3)

i had the same problem, i picked one up for like $50 and it runs great

silver85turbo

well, now I'm stuck , turns out track was ok , cable jam . removed sun roof . Removed everything from sunroof frame to get to drivers side cable drive .. Tried to get it loose but didnt work , snapped cable . The grease was so dried up in a bend that it created a plug and would not move .. Does anyone know if replacement cables are available ?? will try to post some pics .. thanks

silver85turbo

pics

silver85turbo

afternoon project..lol

silver85turbo

think i could weld

silver85turbo

it wouldnt be a part of the drive so to speak, but would still have to be flexible enough to move thru the tube .. maybe ??

classicauto

iTrader: (3)

go to a yard and find another one...I believe those cables aren't available from Mazda anymore

also try the for sale section of your regional forum.