Cabriolet Top Frame Alignment and Adjustment
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Cabriolet Top Frame Alignment and Adjustment
I am trying to find a copy of the Porsche Cabriolet top adjustment pdf. I have a copy on my laptop but the hard drive is dead and I can’t access it.
My top is manual now, just has the latch motors. The drivers side prior to latching sits a little higher that the passenger side. The top is aligned correctly fore and aft. I don’t remember which screw to adjust to get the top closer to the frame. Anyone remember or have the Porsche documentation? It’s an added PDF that’s not part of the 7 volume service manual.
I think this is why I keep shearing off the driver side latch gears.
My top is manual now, just has the latch motors. The drivers side prior to latching sits a little higher that the passenger side. The top is aligned correctly fore and aft. I don’t remember which screw to adjust to get the top closer to the frame. Anyone remember or have the Porsche documentation? It’s an added PDF that’s not part of the 7 volume service manual.
I think this is why I keep shearing off the driver side latch gears.
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I am trying to find a copy of the Porsche Cabriolet top adjustment pdf. I have a copy on my laptop but the hard drive is dead and I can’t access it.
My top is manual now, just has the latch motors. The drivers side prior to latching sits a little higher that the passenger side. The top is aligned correctly fore and aft. I don’t remember which screw to adjust to get the top closer to the frame. Anyone remember or have the Porsche documentation? It’s an added PDF that’s not part of the 7 volume service manual.
I think this is why I keep shearing off the driver side latch gears.
My top is manual now, just has the latch motors. The drivers side prior to latching sits a little higher that the passenger side. The top is aligned correctly fore and aft. I don’t remember which screw to adjust to get the top closer to the frame. Anyone remember or have the Porsche documentation? It’s an added PDF that’s not part of the 7 volume service manual.
I think this is why I keep shearing off the driver side latch gears.
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Here are pics of the top. You can see it’s 1/4-3/8” higher on the drivers side. The transmissions are removed on both top top mechanisms so it’s just sitting there. Since the top is higher on the drivers side it loads up the drivers side latch motor and after a few latch cycles, it’s shears off the teeth. It’s just about at the end of the micro switch adjustment too
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Have you disconnected the transmission gears. So the top moves freely when you raise and lower by hand. If the gears/transmission box is still connect to cab frame it could be restricting one side over the other.
Additionally, under the top on each side but above the solid metal piece that runs over the window area is a metal cable with a very strong spring ( used to help position). If this has broken on either side it could cause the issue you have.
Additionally, under the top on each side but above the solid metal piece that runs over the window area is a metal cable with a very strong spring ( used to help position). If this has broken on either side it could cause the issue you have.
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Have you disconnected the transmission gears. So the top moves freely when you raise and lower by hand. If the gears/transmission box is still connect to cab frame it could be restricting one side over the other.
Additionally, under the top on each side but above the solid metal piece that runs over the window area is a metal cable with a very strong spring ( used to help position). If this has broken on either side it could cause the issue you have.
Additionally, under the top on each side but above the solid metal piece that runs over the window area is a metal cable with a very strong spring ( used to help position). If this has broken on either side it could cause the issue you have.
Thanks for the help finding the paperwork.
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Just my 2cents but when I had that issue I checked all my bolts on the frame and one had worked loose a bit, nipped it back up and it re-aligned the passenger side (RHD) which was having issues latching.