sunroof issue

supermanotorious · Feb 23, 2017

there are plastic arms that have the glass fold down the spring loaded, perforated bar to close, they've both broken making manual closing a requirement, anyone run it to this before? make something better?

ygmn · Feb 23, 2017

This happens and is expensive fix as the CHevy way is to replace the whole sunroof base assy that the bottom of that arm was riveted to.

Or you can buy an external sunroof vent thingy that attaches to roof.

ronthehandymanga · Feb 23, 2017

Here are some pixs of a repair.

supermanotorious · Feb 23, 2017

oh snap!! I took the part in to Midway Chevy, we realized the entire sunroof frame part is over $800!!, I aint gonna pay that

so Ron, thank you! can you elaborate on this? how did you remove the smaller broken piece? did you drill out the rivet and install a new rivet?
what did you use for rod/wire? I assume you just drilled through the arm?

supermanotorious · Feb 23, 2017

well I have some old "flags" that cable companies put in the ground when someone wants to dig, they seem like the perfect diameter and stiffness for this repair

another question though, what is the purpose of that spring loaded bar with the 6 oval holes in it?

supermanotorious · Feb 24, 2017

here are some helpful threads too! explains the bar is a wind deflector

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/sunroof-bracket-broken.33391/

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/sunroof-is-acting-up-is-the-dealer-full-of-crap.30457/

ronthehandymanga · Feb 24, 2017

supermanotorious said:
oh snap!! I took the part in to Midway Chevy, we realized the entire sunroof frame part is over $800!!, I aint gonna pay that

so Ron, thank you! can you elaborate on this? how did you remove the smaller broken piece? did you drill out the rivet and install a new rivet?
what did you use for rod/wire? I assume you just drilled through the arm?

Not my repair but it was on here at one time and I looked for the thread but no good so I gave you the pixs I had. The fix is simple to do and yes drill the rivet out and make the wire, I used a paper clip and than make the necessary holes and rivet it back and your done.

The plate with the holes in it is the deflector and it pops up into the air stream to stop the buffeting of the air over the opening of the sunroof, the holes are there to stop turbulence or to create it to smooth out the air over it. R.

supermanotorious · Feb 25, 2017

well a paperclip would have probably been easier to work with but I got it done, I have a POS Harbor Freight riveter which did one side clean, the other not so much, but it's not going anywhere, I had to make some fine adjustments to the wire as the track system got caught up on it on the first few trial closings, I just so happened to have some GM high temp white grease so I re-lubed the track, the new rivets, and the wire, it's working great now

ronthehandymanga · Feb 26, 2017

mohler · Feb 28, 2017

That is my original repair, thanks ronthehandyman for reposting my pictures. I had deleted them from my phone and am not near the truck. I think think the arm pivoting on the wire is better than trying to re glue or screw down the arm. I measured the distance from the rivet to the break so when drilling the hole and bending the wire the arm will be located close to the original position.

mohler · Feb 28, 2017

The original post was in interiors titled. Need sunroof plastic thingy

ronthehandymanga · Mar 1, 2017

mohler said:
The original post was in interiors titled. Need sunroof plastic thingy

supermanotorious · Mar 1, 2017

let's do this next time.....

http://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/index.php/topic,141115.0.html

ronthehandymanga · Mar 1, 2017

That's the thread mohler was talking about and I looked for but not in interiors.

ygmn · Mar 2, 2017

I try to keep sunroof stuff in problem exterior as most sunroof problems let the weather inside the truck....

ronthehandymanga · Mar 2, 2017

ygmn said:
I try to keep sunroof stuff in problem exterior as most sunroof problems let the weather inside the truck....

All is good.

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