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Old 09-01-2022, 08:35 PM #1
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Moonroof - removal instructions
My 2006 4Runner moonroof is jammed.

Motor works, but get loud gear skipping noise when try to open or close.

I loosened the headliner and can get to inside bolts of the moonroof.

I want to remove the whole moonroof assy and see if I can lube tracks outside of vehicle if I find a track jamming.

Need procedure to remove the whole moonroof assy from vehicle.

Would like to carefully spray the tracks with lithium grease outside of vehicle.

Passenger side is free - driver side seems jammed.

Ideas?

John
Bellevue, WA
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My 2006 4Runner moonroof is jammed.

Motor works, but get loud gear skipping noise when try to open or close.

I loosened the headliner and can get to inside bolts of the moonroof.

I want to remove the whole moonroof assy and see if I can lube tracks outside of vehicle if I find a track jamming.

Need procedure to remove the whole moonroof assy from vehicle.

Would like to carefully spray the tracks with lithium grease outside of vehicle.

Passenger side is free - driver side seems jammed.

Ideas?

John
Bellevue, WA
Did you drop the headliner? I have a jammed sunroof (in closed position) and my research led me to believe the whole headliner needed to be removed before moonroof r/r was possible?

Happy to dig up links I've saved as well if helpful.
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Yeah, I had to loosen the entire headliner so I could just get some free play around the moonroof assy.

I didn't have remove the headliner, just make it loose. Still, had to unclip all the trim panels.

A PITA, yes, but not too bad.
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I am thinking I can lube some things if I could get the glass to fully retract.

Any ideas on how to do that?

Do you think my cables are stuck?, or part of the track is stuck?

I live in PNW, so things are not much rusted.
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I am thinking I can lube some things if I could get the glass to fully retract.

Any ideas on how to do that?

Do you think my cables are stuck?, or part of the track is stuck?

I live in PNW, so things are not much rusted.
Very common that the cables seize inside the channels they run through. In my case, after removing the motor, I could slide the glass all the way open with my hands. Yet, when reassembled, it would make that clicking sound when sliding to "full open" (which I think is the final adjustment that raises the wind deflector).

Are you able to fully open the moonroof by hand with the motor out? This post has a ton of useful reference.
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