Section 01-17B: Sun Roof, Manual—Removable
1993 Mustang Workshop Manual
DIAGNOSIS

Sun Roof, Manual—Removable

FLIP UP SUN ROOF — WATER LEAK DIAGNOSIS
ConditionPossible SourceAction
  • Water on Floor
  • Hinge sockets loose.
  • Tighten attaching screws.
 
  • Misrouted hoses.
  • Reroute hose
    1.
 
  • Missing hoses.
  • Install new hoses2.
  • Leaks Around Weatherstrip on Body
  • Drain hoses plugged.
  • Clean out nozzles3.
 
  • Hoses plugged or restricted.
  • Blow out with air4.
 
  • Hoses kinked.
  • Install new hose4.
 
  • Headliner obstructing sealing of weatherstrip.
  • Remove weatherstrip and trim headliner material to bottom of flange.
 
  • Sealer under weatherstrip not applied.
  • Remove weatherstrip and apply bead of 3M Clear Auto Sealer 08551 or equivalent.
 
  • Weatherstrip not seated.
  • Remove weatherstrip and apply bead of 3M Clear Auto Sealer 08551 or equivalent. Reinstall weatherstrip and seat properly.
 
  • Kinks in upstanding flange.
  • Remove weatherstrip and straighten flange.
  • Leaks at Latch
  • Loose retainers that attach latch handle to glass.
  • Tighten retainers5.
 
  • Plastic spacers around glass holes missing or improperly installed.
  • Correctly install spacers6.
 
  • Weatherstrip leaking at latch area.
  • Service per item 4, 5 or 6 under leaks around weatherstrip on body.
  1. Hoses may not be inserted into top of rocker panel. Squirt water into each of the four drains in housing and observe if water exits through drain slots in rockers.
  2. Vehicles with soft headliners may be checked by pushing up on the headliner and feeling if hose is installed on end of nozzle. Vehicles with hard headliner must be checked by lowering headliner.
  3. Drains may be plugged with sealer or foreign objects.
  4. Check for misrouted hoses.
  5. Loosen setscrew (1/8-inch Allen head) on adjuster and then tighten retainers, tighten setscrew.
  6. Long plastic spacer (502P20) should be installed with shoulders into glass holes. Small round spacer (30160) on bottom side of glass should also be installed with shoulder into hole on glass.