Sunroof adjustment at the rear

[Franklinstower]

Hey knowledgeable peeps,

I was working on my '75 Standard Beetle today, took the sunroof out, cleaned it up, put in new sunroof seals and encountered an issue that I can't figure out how to resolve. I have all the adjustments done and noticed the right rear doesn't pop up into the full "locked" position. IE: the "pop up" mechanism on the cable doesn't go to a full 90° leaving that right rear slightly lower than the left side when the sunroof is fully closed.

Pictures for clarity:
Drivers side:

Passenger side:

So what is the trick to fixing this? It is as if the right side cable is a tooth or two off, but would that really matter? If I try to really close it hard with the crank, I will just skip a cable tooth and it doesn't go any further to 90°.

Previewing this, I noticed the position of "pop up" mechanism on the right is about 3/4" further back on the leaf spring compared to the left side. Is this indicating the right side cable is not adjusted/installed correctly?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.
Paul[/b]
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[Tim Donahoe]

The lower pic seems to show the leaf spring not fully engaged with that barrel.

Tim
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[busdaddy]

Cable timing does matter.

If it refuses to go over center to vertical loosen that nut and move it down in that slotted hole a little, both lifters should be synchonised and forcing it so it skips is asking for trouble.
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[Franklinstower]

I think I figured it out. I measured the cable distances on each side and the right side was further back than the left, so the "cable timing" was out of adjustment. I got the two sides into alignment, bent the little metal tabs under the plastic cover to hold more pressure onto the cog wheel and I believe that will correct my issue. It got to hot in the sun yesterday afternoon, I will finalize this later today, much cooler in the NW today.
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'89 Westy - EJ25/22 Frank 4.44 5mt
'75 Miami Blue Sunroof FI Standard Bug
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