Roof stuck

[rico20]

I wonder if anyone can help - I took my roof down on my Boxster but when I went to put it back up, it got stuck quarter of the way back up.

It is a yr 2000 (X reg). Power hood has come out on the side tracks and it is lying twisted. I cannot get the hood back attached to the side tracks.

Brian :angry:

[Noelinc]

I once owned a Porsche Boxster 1997 and had the same problem.

Few sensors may be broken, or tiny objects may be in the way.

(I have a 335i and the other day I couldn't close the roof in the trunk because a 3mm glove was in the way ...)

Check the battery and the fuses.

But there I see it went off tracks ?

Any pictures ?

[1schoir]

Brian:

Your description of the problem does not make clear exactly what happened.

Is it the canvas portion of the convertible top that has become twisted or the clamshell cover?

Also, are you saying that the steel balls that are normally pressed into the black plastic sliders located inside the metal tracks that are on the inside of the rear quarter panels cannot be put back into the black plastic sliders?

Did you check to see whether those tracks are lubricated?

When looking at the convertible top, keep in mind that the front pushrods are what drives the canvas part of the convertible top and the rear (black "hydraulic") pushrods are what drives the clamshell part of the convertible top mechanism.

If you can take a couple of photos of the damage and post them here, I'm sure we could get it sorted out.

Regards, Maurice.

Edited November 30, 2011 by 1schoir