Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm half thinking about trying opening just once to spray/apply some lithium grease as it wouldn't hurt and might fix the orginal binding or friction issue. The other half of me is thinking about just leaving the damn thing and not risking it getting stuck open or having something snap due to the friction.

I was able to do a couple of quick opening moves last night after getting the roof re-initialized. It was a little halting but did re-close that's why I think greasing the tracks might help.

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