conv. top

[heavyevy]

Help,

My clam shell pop out of channel right side when lowering conv. top. check out all the great issues and solutions. r&r cables with repair of outer rubber shell.

Adjusted, lube, replaced bushings, lowered top and drove this way for a week or so. When i closed the top just before the closed position two loud pops from left rear side conv. compartment. closed center latch. top is up . However when I tried to lower just a click heard in center rear conv. compartment. Also light on dash indicates top in open position along with air spoiler lite on.

Thanking anyone in advance ! :)

[1schoir]

Help,

My clam shell pop out of channel right side when lowering conv. top. check out all the great issues and solutions. r&r cables with repair of outer rubber shell.

Adjusted, lube, replaced bushings, lowered top and drove this way for a week or so. When i closed the top just before the closed position two loud pops from left rear side conv. compartment. closed center latch. top is up . However when I tried to lower just a click heard in center rear conv. compartment. Also light on dash indicates top in open position along with air spoiler lite on.

Thanking anyone in advance ! :)

I see from your profile that it's a 1998. In that case, it sounds as though your half-moon gear (at least on the left side if that is all you heard popping) has gone past the last tooth because your top transmission on that side is out of sync.

You first have to determine whether the click that you are now hearing in the center rear of the compartment is coming from the relay that is clicking on and off when it is meeting with too much resistance. The easiest way is to reach back to the rear firewall (put your arm underneath or trough the roll bar and detach the black vinyl apron from where it is attached onto the one bracket on each side. Then, press the convertible top button alternating between the up and then the down direction while observing the cables with which you are now intimately familiar. If you see the cables "flexing" each time you press the button, along with that click, proceed as follows:

The easiest way to resolve this, since you now have some experience with removing and repairing the cables from the sides of the electric motor, is to spin each side transmission by inserting the inner speedometer-type cable on each side into a cordless drill (lowest torque setting) so that the top will start to come down and then you can access everything much more easily. Spin one side in the correct direction until the clamshell starts to come up on that side, then alternate sides, 1 or 2 inches at a time until the clamshell is up to give you better access.

Now, all you have to do is to re-synch the transmissions so that the clamshell opens and closes evenly. If you re-synch them correctly the "convertible top open" light will go out when the clamshell closes down on that little lever (which operates a microswitch) on top of the electric motor.

If you cannot easily re-synch them and you still get the loud popping sound (half-moon gear going past the last tooth and then being snapped back by the force fo the black hydraulic pushrod), then you are going to have to remove the V-levers and the transmissions, open them up and re-position the half moon gears so that they don't go past the last tooth. My guess is you won't have to do this at this time.

Let us know how you progress.

Regards, Maurice.

[heavyevy]

Help,

My clam shell pop out of channel right side when lowering conv. top. check out all the great issues and solutions. r&r cables with repair of outer rubber shell.

Adjusted, lube, replaced bushings, lowered top and drove this way for a week or so. When i closed the top just before the closed position two loud pops from left rear side conv. compartment. closed center latch. top is up . However when I tried to lower just a click heard in center rear conv. compartment. Also light on dash indicates top in open position along with air spoiler lite on.

Thanking anyone in advance ! :)

I see from your profile that it's a 1998. In that case, it sounds as though your half-moon gear (at least on the left side if that is all you heard popping) has gone past the last tooth because your top transmission on that side is out of sync.

You first have to determine whether the click that you are now hearing in the center rear of the compartment is coming from the relay that is clicking on and off when it is meeting with too much resistance. The easiest way is to reach back to the rear firewall (put your arm underneath or trough the roll bar and detach the black vinyl apron from where it is attached onto the one bracket on each side. Then, press the convertible top button alternating between the up and then the down direction while observing the cables with which you are now intimately familiar. If you see the cables "flexing" each time you press the button, along with that click, proceed as follows:

The easiest way to resolve this, since you now have some experience with removing and repairing the cables from the sides of the electric motor, is to spin each side transmission by inserting the inner speedometer-type cable on each side into a cordless drill (lowest torque setting) so that the top will start to come down and then you can access everything much more easily. Spin one side in the correct direction until the clamshell starts to come up on that side, then alternate sides, 1 or 2 inches at a time until the clamshell is up to give you better access.

Now, all you have to do is to re-synch the transmissions so that the clamshell opens and closes evenly. If you re-synch them correctly the "convertible top open" light will go out when the clamshell closes down on that little lever (which operates a microswitch) on top of the electric motor.

If you cannot easily re-synch them and you still get the loud popping sound (half-moon gear going past the last tooth and then being snapped back by the force fo the black hydraulic pushrod), then you are going to have to remove the V-levers and the transmissions, open them up and re-position the half moon gears so that they don't go past the last tooth. My guess is you won't have to do this at this time.

Let us know how you progress.

Regards, Maurice.