I tackled my sunroof yesterday, cleaning and lubing it. I’ve seen too many threads on expensive sunroof repairs or complaints about creaking and I figured I’d get ahead of those issues by taking the steps recommended by Ford. I had some sticky ness at times and did not want to break one of the plastic tracks.
I used:
I opened the Sunroof all the way to reach the front of the seal and then put it into the vent position to reach the backside of the opening.
This is how dirty the seal and surrounding area were:
This is just from the front facing seal on the glass side and roof side.
I did the same thing for the seal surrounding the fixed glass but here I used a slim trim removal tool to get into the seam.
After everything was as clean as I could get it I put small amounts of Krytox on the tip of my finger and applied it to the seal. The small tube of Krytox was about $25 but it should last a couple of years if you do this procedure yearly, not a lot is needed to lubricate the seals.
I used the blue trim tool to shove small drops of Krytox down the seal on the painted roof side and spread it as best I could until I didn’t feel much resistance anymore. In the beginning I felt a lot of grittiness and moving the tool around it seemed to stick here and there. Once everything was lubed up I was able to slide the plastic trim tool freely between the seal and the paint.
I used:
- Krytox GPL 205
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Shop rags
- Trim removal tool
I opened the Sunroof all the way to reach the front of the seal and then put it into the vent position to reach the backside of the opening.
This is how dirty the seal and surrounding area were:
This is just from the front facing seal on the glass side and roof side.
I did the same thing for the seal surrounding the fixed glass but here I used a slim trim removal tool to get into the seam.
After everything was as clean as I could get it I put small amounts of Krytox on the tip of my finger and applied it to the seal. The small tube of Krytox was about $25 but it should last a couple of years if you do this procedure yearly, not a lot is needed to lubricate the seals.
I used the blue trim tool to shove small drops of Krytox down the seal on the painted roof side and spread it as best I could until I didn’t feel much resistance anymore. In the beginning I felt a lot of grittiness and moving the tool around it seemed to stick here and there. Once everything was lubed up I was able to slide the plastic trim tool freely between the seal and the paint.
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