Convertible top Compartment Lid is Stuck Closed

[navin in KC]

Convertible top Compartment Lid is Stuck Closed

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Here is the situation: When I went to close my convertible top, it wouldn't do so. I get out of the car and find that one side of the metal convertible deck lid wouldn't open. I find that there is a very small little latch that the hydraulic system unlocks before the deck lid slides back out of the way so the top can close: (This is the picture of the properly connected latch.) It is a little hard to see the latch with the top folded down in the way. To get to it, you have to

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• Author
  navin in KC
• Category
  Carrera (996) - Common Fixes and Repairs
• Submitted
  06/07/2010 07:24 PM
• Updated
  03/17/2017 05:08 AM

 

Edited June 21, 2010 by navin in KC

[Loren]

It appears that Porsche only sells the rod assembly- the good news is that it is only $14.09 MSRP.

996.561.229.00 Left rod

996.561.230.00 Right rod

[pterfloth]

Thank you very much for posting this. Had to use it today!

Edited August 14, 2010 by pterfloth

[gazzer1]

This happend to mine, snapped the drive mechanism. Replaced that, now OPC telling me the potentiometer is faulty (on the drive motor). I susperct it needs setting to 6.2kohms and the roof calibrating, seemed like a step to far for the OPC. Managed to survive with an hours bill (£125) so don't know what to do now, I will try and get a motor with potentiometer attached from a breaker and replace, but don't really want to donate another £125 for them to look baffled again and not fix. Thought they were the experts, why do they expect to get paid if they don't fix it !!!!!

Regards

garry

Edited May 27, 2012 by gazzer1