Town Car V8-4.6L VIN W (1997)
Sunroof / Moonroof Motor: Adjustments
The sliding roof panel motor must be synchronized. Any time the sliding roof panel motor is removed from the vehicle, it must be checked for
synchronization before it is installed.
1. Operate roof sliding outer glass panel until rear of roof sliding outer glass panel is flush with roof panel.
2. Remove roof headlining access hole cover.
3. Disconnect battery ground cable.
4. Remove two sliding roof panel motor retaining bolts.
5. Lower sliding roof panel motor away from sliding roof rail and guide.
6. Using roof sliding panel switch, operate sliding roof panel motor until it is shut off by the microswitch. Check timing of sliding roof panel motor.
Also check that the notch in the cam for the microswitch and the microswitch are aligned.
If the sliding roof panel motor is not synchronized, adjust it as follows:
a. Connect battery ground cable.
b. Connect sliding roof panel motor wiring connector to roof panel wiring connector.
c. Operate roof sliding panel switch to advance sliding roof panel motor until notch in cam and microswitch are aligned.
d. Disconnect sliding roof panel motor wiring connector from roof panel wiring connector.
e. From the retracted position, crank roof sliding outer glass panel assembly flush with roof panel.
7. To time roof sliding panel rail, align yellow paint line on the splined sliding roof panel motor shaft with the yellow paint mark on motor gear cover
plate next to it. When these marks are in alignment, the roof sliding panel rail and the sliding roof panel motor are both synchronized.
8. Install sliding roof panel motor onto roof sliding panel rail.
9. Install sliding roof panel motor retaining bolts. Tighten to 4-6 Nm (36-53 Lb-In).
10. Install roof headlining access hole cover.
