Re: Caribbean top boot

Posted by ewrecks On 2017/9/2 23:25:12

Gentlemen- Sometimes the solution to a perplexing problem turns out to be so simple that you kick yourself for not recognizing it earlier.
I posted a while ago that I was experiencing problems with the top refusing to lower evenly. The driver side would retract sufficiently into the well, but the passenger side would not.
Removing the cylinders from the top mechanism allowed the top to be lowered sufficiently to install the boot which seemed to eliminate an issue of there being some restriction.
I finally bit the bullet and removed the rear seat and the cover panels and with the help of a friend discovered the problem.
The top cylinders have fittings for the hoses from the pump located on opposite sides of the cylinder. I had installed the cylinders with the bottom fitting facing forward and the top fitting facing the rear.
WHen the top was lowered the top fitting on the passenger side made contact with the wheel well preventing it from retracting further..
The contact was easily observed with the seat and panel removed but was not obvious otherwise.
The solution was equally simple....pull the pin holding the bottom of the cylinder and rotate 180 degrees.
Works fine now and aside from having to reinstall the interior panel and the seats tomorrow I should be able to grab some rays....if the rain and cold ever ends.
Things like this make me feel like an idiot. Maybe my experience will help someone else save some gray hair.
RJR