BMW 1989-1995 525i Service Manual page 373

Sunroof panel, removing and installing
SUNROOF
Sunroof drive cables, replacing
540-3
1. Open sunroof approximately 4 inches (100 mm).
2. Pry open clips on left and right sides of headliner and
slide headliner frame back into roof cavity. See Fig. 4.
3. Close sunroof fully.
4. Loosen sunroof panel outer screws and remove center
screw on left and right sides of sunroof panel. See Fig. 7.
0011 820.
Fig . 7. Loosen aliter screws
(A)
and remove center screw IB) on left
an(j right sides at panel. Sunroof panel shown in till posi ion
for screw clantv.
5. Pry back locking retainers at left and right corners of
sunroof panel and carefully push sunroof panel out
from below. See Fig. 8.
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Fig. 8. Sunroof panel retaining clip
(arro w)
as viewed from above.
Pry back cli p to release sunroof pan el. Right side clip
shown. Sunroot panel shown removed.
Tightening Torque
• Sunroof panel to sunroof drive gate . 3 .5 Nm (31 in-lb)
1. Remove sunroof panel. See Sunroof panel, remov-
ing and installing.
2. Remove sunroof motor. See Sunroof moto r, remov-
ing and installing.
3. Working from above. push left and right drive cable
ends back towards roof cavity.
4. Remove screws from guide rail covers on left and right
sides and remove covers. See Fig. 9.
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Fig . 9. GUide rail covel mounting screws (arro w s). DrIVe cable
shown pushed back (AI to access screws.
5. Disconnect linkage from gate. See Fig. 10.
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Fig. 10. Press linkage 011 of drive cable end (arrow ) after removing
drive cable
trom
lube.
6. Pull drive cable forward and off of track. Pull cable as-
sembly out of guide tubes.
SINGLE PANEL SUNROOF