Sunroof wind deflector needs viagra

[Orange911S]

I have a ‘77 911S, with a sunroof of course. When I open the sunroof the wind deflector no longer pops right up. The deflector comes up manually, but when I took it apart I could not figure out how to tighten the springs, or how they even worked.

Does anyone have experience fixing this problem? I searched Pelican Parts and could not find the appropriate part.

Thanks for any help.

Jeff

[gregpark]

Spray up the hinges with a lubricant, it'll pop right up like it just took a Viagra

[RSBob]

The irony is, the wind deflector actually creates more wind noise.

When I bought the 82 the deflector was dead so got replacement parts and the noise went up noticeably. Great engineering

[Discseven]

Had same on my '79. Been a few years since I dealt with it so forgot the details. Do recall increasing the tension on existing springs somehow. Vague memory but think I shimmed them.

[82 sportsc]

Have same issue on 71 ...does anyone have info on the repairs needed ?