Smart Roadster Roof Motor Removal

Look in the boot lift the carpet up just behind the flap.

Smart roadster roof motor removal. Now the full roof will slide out. If you don t can t the motor will be very tight and difficult to remove. The motor is easily to remove replace the hardest bit is removing the 2 or 3 torx screws. This relieves the pressure through the cables on the motor.

This stops the motor at the correct point. Remove all the bolts that go through into the shell don t remove the ones that are holding the motor in place. This is the motor you are looking for the roadster only came with the 1. Put the roof back after the bolts are removed then undo the plug.

Attach the wiper motor to the car let the motor run and stop it. It s like threading a needle with the cover in place trying to get even the factory crank handle to engage i tried it just now. The roadster has a single roof motor which is found under carpet just ahead of engine cover. Attach the 2 wiper arms to the old rotor arm.

Open the boot and look towards the carpet that is behind the raised black plastic flap. To compound the problem when the roof is open you can t get to the motor to remove it. Being early 2000 s it was filmed on a potato so although. Pull the carpet up to reveal the roof motor.

It showed the technicians how to changed the sliders and cables in the smart roadster roof. Right hand drive you now need to place the rotor arm onto the motor so that both arms are in line with. Remove the 3x torx30 bolts and lift the motor out of the recess. The roof motor gear grips onto this spring like outer surface of each rod.

Back in 2004 a video was leaked from smart. 17mm outer diameter 7mm inner diameter. I m having problems with my roof not closing properly. The roof motor is on the passenger side only.

Evilution the smart car encyclopaedia full of information for fixing and modifying your smart car. Pry off the plastic panel that is on that side by pulling the leading edge part most forward in the car out and down take the damned thing off. I think there is a special crank arm like tool for manually opening closing roof. Roof motor gear cog for the 452 smart roadster roadster coupe models.

Ok find the motor.