'76 911 Sunroof motor mechanism Question?

klober23 · klober23's Garage

The previous owner (genius)

of my '76 911 S that I am restoring decided when the sunroof would not move, he would grease and anti-sieze compound everything assoicated with the sunroof. I have cleaned all of the grease off everything and replaced with new & clean parts. My question is though when I was cleaning the gear that drives the sunroof cables it was completely covered in anti-sieze and I would guess not but do you grease this gear with anything?? Thanks

fred cook · fred cook's Garage

I think the prevailing wisdom for sunroof mechanisms is that the moving parts and cable tracks should be clean but NOT lubricated. The reason being is that the lube/grease/oil will attract dirt and wear more rapidly than it would if left dry.

Good Luck!

Fred Cook '80 911SC coupe

klober23 · klober23's Garage

yes this what I figured...who would grease a sunroof?...that just screams dirt and bind