Re: Disassembly of convertible top

Posted by ewrecks On 2016/4/29 17:08:52

I have no idea why the top would go up faster on one side than the other.
It did not do so when the hydraulics were installed( all new pulp, cylinders and hoses from Hydromatic) before the top was installed. Seemed to work fine when the top was installed last fall.
All I know is that it was not going up equally when I first tried it and seemed to improve with lubrication of the joints and working the top gently up and down.
The part that broke on the left side has apparently been a source of problems before according to Fred at Merrits....he has one left and sold one last week. I found a repaired unit which I purchased as a back up but hope to repair mine.
I doubt that it can be properly welded while on the car and removing it will take a lot of work by the looks of it since the top will need to be at least partially removed and disassembly will entail knocking out roll pins from several pivot locations( I think)
I will take some shots and see if I can get them to download-- seem to have problems with that too.