Re: Convertible Top Parts
Posted by Leeedy On 2021/10/18 11:06:00
Agree with Tim Cole precisely on the link parts being broken due to embrittlement... probably due to plating.
But these links can also be affected by poor assembly. With broken or out-of-position links it will only follow that your top bows will be bent since they will not be in proper position for folding. In these tops, one thing quickly leads to another. All you need is for one link to bind and it's game over if the top is lowered or raised.
Most likely, you will end up needing to get your links re-fabricated. Also make absolutely certain that any shoulder bolts are not binding or that they have been not been replaced with substitutes.
These tops were very precisely engineered and balanced. Thus they are almost totally intolerant of deviations and home-made fixes.
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