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I looked at the manual operator but I was hesitant to try that for fear or screwing things up more. There are a bunch of warnings in the owner's manual about "emergency" operation. I'll give that a try the next time I have the hardtop off. Question: If it's 3 turns after pushing it back down should I also expect 3 turns to open the clamshell? I'm guessing that I should keep track so I can put back what I took out, so to speak.
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Nothing visibly caught near any of the operating parts. The clamshell is level within reason (I didn't use a micrometer). Thanks for the suggestion though.
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I've searched through the forum but can't find a topic with my flavor of problem. I have a 99 996 C2 Cab. Replaced the convertible top cover. Drove for a while and operated normally. Finally got around to reinstalling the top liner. Opened and closed once each with no problems. Went to open it one day and the sequence timed out on what I believe to be the last step in the sequence which is the latching down of the clamshell. My suspicion is that there is some microswitch for the clamshell down indicator that is not sending to tell the latch to actuate. Since this was shortly after reinstalling the top liner, I thought that this may be because the lining was bunching up in some area or another causing pressure on the clamshell when it was trying to lower. The trouble is that I get the same timeout error on the closing (top up) sequence when there is nothing under the clamshell. Here's what I've tried so far: -Take the liner back out -Clear faults & calibrate top with Durametric -Have second person apply pressure down on the clamshell while closing -Disconnect tension cables on rear bow -"tapped" all relays in the box -Open and shut engine bay cover For now, I'm driving with the hard top on. The convertible top in operation light is persistent on the dash and I get the annoying "you've left something unlocked" horn beep when I arm the alarm. And most of all, I'm missing the use of my cab in the great weather. This problem is killing me. Help please!
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