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Thanks IKchris - I did think that if I could get the latch off the roof life would be easier but I couldn't work out how. attacking the other end of the locking mechanism is a good idea. Where is the pinch bolt?

Hi All

Im trying to get some details on removing the hardtop from a 987 when the pin attaching the lever to the spinlock shaft is broken. I've found posts on various forums on how to replace pin but they require removing the roof and that's the step I'm stuck at.

Any hints appreciated. 

On 14/02/2007 at 0:23 AM, Stefan said:

I have found and fixed the problem. As I suspected, the problem was that the mechanism connecting the lever and the post was broken. It turns out that there is a pin that goes through the two to transmit the torque from the lever to the post.

Here is a picture of what I am talking about. The remnants of the broken pin is circled:

Here is the piece of the pin that was left in the lever. I'm a bit surprised that it was hollow.

To fix it, I had to squeeze the two parts together (because there is a wavy washer that pushes out on the lever) so that the holes lined up then hammer in a nail

I put it back in and turned it and the nail broke. So I put in a bigger, stronger nail (the biggest that would fit in the hole). I also lubed the spinlock mechanism. Now it is all as smooth as butter and works perfectly.

I'm having the same problem but I can't work out how to get the top off the car? I suspect the key statement is "Squeeze the parts together"