SUNROOF DRIVE CABLE AND CONDUIT - REPLACEMENT. Buick Electra Estate Wagon 1981

MODELS AFFECTED: 1983 LeSabre, Electra, Riviera, and Regal

This bulletin revises the procedure described in the 1983 Fisher Body Service Manual (Pages 8-43 and 8-46) for removing and replacing sunroof drive cables and conduit on 1983 (also 1979-82) vehicles. The total labor time remains at 1.6 hours.

The following procedure should be used when replacing sunroof drive cables or conduit:

Procedure Removal

1. Remove plastic finishing cover around glass.

2. Remove four (4) front and four (4) rear sliding panel support attaching nuts and slide panel rearward into module.

3. Remove finishing lace, retainer and headliner material across front of sunroof opening.

4. Remove black rubber filler located at front of opening between sunroof housing and roof.

5. Remove map lamp assembly, if present.

6. Loosen sunroof drive motor.

7. Remove center guide.

8. Remove two (2) upper and two (2) lower conduit attaching nuts and two (2) front guide attaching nuts.

9. Using torx driver, remove the right and left guide stops.

10. Raise conduit assembly to clear two (2) outboard attaching studs.

11. Remove loose ends of each cable out of left and right conduit.

12. Remove right and left side conduits.

13. Remove right and left drive cables.

Installation

1. Install left and right drive cables into conduits.

2. Install left and right cables and conduits into guide assembly.

3. Secure right and left conduit to module with four (4) attaching screws.

4. Load right-hand cable into left conduit and left-hand cable into right conduit.

5. Install two (2) outboard center guide attaching screws.

6. Manually slide sunroof panel forward and install four (4) rear support attaching nuts.

Drive cable rear support and lifter link must be positioned forward and under tension as shown in 1983 Fisher Body Service Manual (Figure 8-67) when cable is being installed into front of sunroof cable guide assembly.

7. Install left and right front guide supports into guide assemblies and attach to sliding panel with four (4) attaching nuts.

8. Install drive motor.

9. Install map lamp.

10. Move sunroof sliding panel into full forward position.

11. Check the alignment of sliding panel in roof opening and adjust as necessary.

12. Install finishing retainer, lace, and headliner material.

13. Install plastic finishing cover around glass.

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