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Proper grease for the sunroof?

Old Jun 2, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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Proper grease for the sunroof?

I would like to lubricate the sun roof to see if that gets rid of my rattle. Is there a specific grease that I should be using?

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Bryan
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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I couldnt find a specific product mentioned in the service manual. All purpose grease should do the trick. Are you sure its the roof rattling, and not the two plastic pieces that pop up when the roof is open. I found them to be the source of my rattle, and fixed it with a couple of black felt strips adhered to the side of the pop-up pieces facing the interior of the car.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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I had a rattle that was actually the plastic trim that surrounds the opening and faces into the car. MA just popped it back into position.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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Just use regular lithium, waterproof or molybdenum grease... whatever is handy. I used some old Phil Wood waterproof bicycle grease and it did wonders. I had a really loud knocking sound that completely went away after the greasing.
 
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