Remove the 3x torx30 bolts and lift the motor out of the recess.
Smart roadster roof motor removal.
The roof motor is on the passenger side only.
Attach the 2 wiper arms to the old rotor arm.
I m having problems with my roof not closing properly.
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Open the boot and look towards the carpet that is behind the raised black plastic flap.
I think there is a special crank arm like tool for manually opening closing roof.
There are 6 more bolts that are hiding behind the plastic trims that are above the seats remove the trim and take them all out.
This relieves the pressure through the cables on the motor.
17mm outer diameter 7mm inner diameter.
Attach the wiper motor to the car let the motor run and stop it.
To compound the problem when the roof is open you can t get to the motor to remove it.
Look in the boot lift the carpet up just behind the flap.
Being early 2000 s it was filmed on a potato so although.
This is the motor you are looking for the roadster only came with the 1.
Now the full roof will slide out.
Remove all the bolts that go through into the shell don t remove the ones that are holding the motor in place.
Right hand drive you now need to place the rotor arm onto the motor so that both arms are in line with.
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.
Put the roof back after the bolts are removed then undo the plug.
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.
Back in 2004 a video was leaked from smart.
The roof motor gear grips onto this spring like outer surface of each rod.
Roof motor gear cog for the 452 smart roadster roadster coupe models.
The roadster has a single roof motor which is found under carpet just ahead of engine cover.
This stops the motor at the correct point.
The rotor of the new motor needs to be swapped as the lower ball joint is too small.
Ok find the motor.
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