Ken, I just did this last weekend. Got some nylon bushings from my local hardware store along with some stainless steel fender washers. You need different sizes for each side of the bushing. Drilled out the rivet and hooked everything up with a machine scew and locknut. Locknut goes on the front(forward) to give clearance for nut holding the track to the plastic skylight. Also cleaned and greased the crank mechanism while there. Works pretty well but the skylight still rattles some if open when driving above 40mph. Can someone with an intact skylight tell me if they can drive at freeway speeds with the skylight open without it rattling? Garrick Davis, CA 84 Westy
> Anyone replace the small plastic rollers on the skylight? What did you use? I > figure that I should be able to drill out the rivets and replace the rollers > pretty easily. I just don't know what to use for a replacement. > > Other than the arms that the cracked rollers are mounted on falling through > the slots, my skylight is in good shape. |
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