Recommended moonroof grease?

[Peugeot_Rocket]

I pulled my moonroof assembly from my '89 Mi16 (US) the other day. It has been moving pretty slow since I bought it. After pulling the assembly I found that there was virtually no grease!

Anyway, what do you guys recommend I use? Is there a special Peugeot grease or is there a more readily available product that I can buy at a standard NAPA or Autozone?

On a side note, the Haynes manual says pulling the headliner should be done by a professional only and doesn't even cover its removal. I found it just took a bit of investigating and common sense to get it out. I did ruffle a bit of the fabric but am convinced I should easily be able to get it to back in place. The moonroof, also said to be quite difficult by the Haynes manual, just required an extra person to help balance the weight as I unbolted everything.

Peugeot really seemed to use some smart engineering to make servicing this car easy. I know they brag about that in the owner's manual but it was nice to actually experience the legitimacy of their claim. It was several times easier to remove then my Mercedes W201 sunroof and headliner, that's for sure.

[chopper1192]

You can use normal lithium grease, but moly grease is best as it has an affinity with steel, making it ideal for sliding parts, hinges, that type of thing.

[billbranch]

Hello,
I saw this thread and wondered if you or anyone could offer advice regarding removing the headliner; the parts are all plastic, old and brittle, and I'd like to cause as little damage as possible.
Now, once the headliner is out, are there any tips regarding reattaching the cloth to the board. Some of the gang here use tacks, but I like the glued look.
Thank you.
Bill

[chopper1192]

I used impact glue on mine, Evo Stik, to reattach the cloth to the shell of my 405's headlining, and provided you're careful and have clean hands it makes an invisible repair.

You need to remove the windscreen or rear window to remove the headlining. Well, to be accurate you can scrunch up the old one and yank it out any old way, but it'll be glass out to get the new one in intact without damaging it.

[billbranch]

And lucky me just had a new windshield installed!
Thanks for the good news.

[billbranch]

I took the thing out last night. No glass removal required. Maybe the series 1 is different.

[chopper1192]

Getting them out is easy...getting them in fully intact without damage is the tricky bit.