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So my convertible top was not closing properly. It would engage the latch than disengage and try to engage again in an endless loop. Turns out this was caused by the convertible latch cover breaking. I confirmed this by manually pushing in the micro switch in the latch receiver while the top was closing which fixed everything (and visually the latch is broken).
I bought a new latch cover (which at $9 is going to be my cheapest 911 repair ever). There are several threads which make mention of cutting the new latch and gluing it on but nothing specific.
Its a pretty easy repair but I took a couple of pics just to demonstrate. The whole repair took maybe 5 min
You can see here where the cover has broken off Broken cover. Different angle. to remove the cover just pull on it. It snaps right out I clipped a hole in the circle so I could slide the cover on the pin Slide the cover onto the hook first. than snap the cover onto the pin using the gaps you cut in the circle. The picture is of the finished product.
I did not use any glue.
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Last edited by Makoto0406; 11-17-2021 at 11:50 AM.
I just received this part in the mail along with some other parts I needed for my suspension refresh. Staying tuned as I did the same research and ended up in the same spot. Going to glue it cause if it doesn't hold it'll cost me a mere $10 to redo. I believe in my research I found someone had used Gorilla Glue. That was going to be my first stop.
I just received this part in the mail along with some other parts I needed for my suspension refresh. Staying tuned as I did the same research and ended up in the same spot. Going to glue it cause if it doesn't hold it'll cost me a mere $10 to redo. I believe in my research I found someone had used Gorilla Glue. That was going to be my first stop.
I edited the original post from a question to a how to as I ended up just doing the repair. Super easy. With it snapped into the pins it seams to hold fine but I only tested the top a few cycles. I figure I can always glue later
Thanks - I'll probably do a combination of both. I was NEVER going to disassemble the whole latch to put that pin through the part like the factory for fear of messing it up. This will be the final repair in making my top work 100% flawlessly. When I bought it the cylinders were blown and this piece was missing. The PO showed me how to open the clamshell, lift the top manually, and then jab your pinky finger up into the microswitch to get the rear windows up. He lived with that for 8 years. Not this guy.... Cylinders were rebuilt last winter and some research proved to me this part is snapped of so high I didn't even notice until I looked closely. I kept saying to myself "if this hook were only A LITTLE LONGER it would engage that microswitch!"
I had a remarkably similar experience. My cylinders blew out shortly after taking ownership. Rebuilt and installed the cylinders and everything worked like a charm for a month or so. Than had an issue with one of the microswitches in the latch assembly. That took a long time to track down and fix. Worked great for almost a year. Than this latch cover. Hopefully that's the last of it
I can't imagine manually throwing the microswitch for 8 years. That would just about kill me. Fixing things isn't that hard.
Good luck and feel free to PM me if you have any questions
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I thought this was my problem too, so did the repair, but the roof still won't close properly. I had the top replaced previously so probably need to have it calibrated.
I thought this was my problem too, so did the repair, but the roof still won't close properly. I had the top replaced previously so probably need to have it calibrated.
what are your symptoms?
the durametric has a calibration section. I believe the top needs to be open when you start but I’ve never run the full calibration
The latch tries to close before it is up and under the catch area. So i pull it in by hand and have to press the switch with a pencil...
Sounds like you have two problems.
1) The latch not deploying at the appropriate location is either
a) a calibration issue
b) the computer does not know the correct position of the top. If you recently changed out the pistons make sure the piston is attached to the rheostat (its a oblong plastic piece with a hole in the center on the drivers side. It lets the computer know the position of the top. A bolt of the convertible piston slides through the hole, its easy to miss when replacing the piston)
2) If you need to use a pencil to activate the microswitch in the latch receiver its most likely due to the latch cover not being in place
11-17-2021, 11:20 AM
Convertible Latch Cover Repair
