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style007

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  1. Just an update on what's happened. After raising the clamshell in the service position I noticed that the v levers were pretty much in the same position on both sides. I did notice however that the clamshell wasn't horizontally aligned. I then manually lowered the "bad" side so that it matched the "good" side in alignment. I then lowered the clamshell down and the "bad" side seemed to sit much tighter down but still not as tight as the "good" side. This was when the roof was up. Next I lowered the roof fully and noticed that the bad side was much looser now. My mechanic had made the bad side much tighter when he fixed it last. I think he may have lost sight of trying to make the bad side tight when the roof is up in his efforts to make it tight when the roof was down. So now in the roof down position the clamshell was loose on the bad side. I then went to realign the clamshell horizontally again. This had the effect of making the clamshell fit tighter but again it wasn't as tight as the good side. I also noticed this had also caused some adverse effects in that when I raised the roof up completely the clamshell sort of jerked forward a bit on it's tracks as it was lowering (at roughly the 45 degree angle) and when it mated with the seals it didn't do so in a smooth lowering moting but like a smack into the seals. I was a bit concerned about the odd motion of the clamshell so I undid my last alignment of the clamshell (raising from the top down position). After doing that, the prior issues of the clamshell slamming and jerking when it was closing when the roof was being raised disappeared. So now when the roof is up the bad side of the clamshell fits more tightly but there's still some minor give and whe the roof is down the case is the same. I think my mechanic may have been right when he said that some of the internal components on the right side of the clamshell have been slightly bent so therefore unless they get replaced, the bad side won't be as rigid as the good when closed. My other thoughts may be that I may have to loosen the v lever and align the clamshell manually as at the moment the v levers are in alignment but the clamshell is a little lopsided. Any more suggestions would be most appreciated.
  2. Thanks Maurice, it definitely seems like there's some sort of issue with the amount of pressure holding the clamshell down. I'll give it a go and provide an update.
  3. Hello all, I've got a strange issue with my convertible top. Recently the cables which drive the top snapped and were replaced by my mechanic. However when I got the car back I noticed that there was a bit of a rattle on the right hand side (RHD drive car) behind me every time I drove over bumpy surfaces (ie cobblestones). On closer inspection I noticed that the clam shell on the right side of the car while seems to have fully closed, hasn't really closed completely by only about a few millimetres. I can lean on it and notice there's a lot of give compared to the left side which doesn't move in the slightest. If I open up the rear boot I can lift it up and down slightly. Whereas on the left hand side, it doesn't budge. I've taken it back to my Porsche mechanic and he sorta adjusted the rubber stopper so that it was a little higher and also replaced one of the arms which was bent. This reduced the rattling from the clamshell when the top was up however when the top is down there's much more give and the rattling occurs. My mechanic has had another look at it and has mentioned that the right side is out of alignment because several parts may be slightly bent. This may be due to something that had happened when the top had originally broken down due to one of the cables snapping. I had inadvertantly tried raising the top where one side would raise and the other didn't. I may have caused the damage and misalignment then. He's managed to remove most of the ability of the clamshell to wiggle when the top is down and also make it even when closed, however when it is up, the right side still has a bit of play. I have adjusted the hexagonal stopper on the right hand side so that the clamshell pretty much lowers to the same level on the right to match the left however you can still wiggle it once it is down. Therefore I don't think it's an alignment issue but another part which holds the clamshell rigid with the seals when it is closed. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as the rattling is driving me nuts! Btw, I've got an '03 Boxster.
  4. Hi Maurice, Checked the areas you mentioned and all looked good. So I bought a can of white lithium grease spray from the autoshop and sprayed the guide channels. The top now works a treat without any wobbling. Thanks for the help.
  5. The tension ropes are unrelated to the shuddering/wobbling your top is experiencing. They only serve to keep tension on the rear main bow when the top is latched closed. The ones that broke may possibly have been adjusted too tightly by means of the 14mm adjusting bolt at their lower end. For the wobbling/shuddering, there are two areas to check: the plastic ball cups at the ends of the front pushrods, and the black plastic sliders in the channels located alongisde each inner rear quarter panel, directly above the V-levers. First verify that your left and your right plastic ball cup (white plastic in your case) are intact and that each is actually still pressed onto its respective steel ball under the base of each B-Pillar. If those are okay, then verify that the body-colored arm that supports the clamshell has its steel ball firmly inserted into the black plastic slider that slides back and forth in the guide channel directly above (running front to back) each V-lever. Then, liberally apply some white lithium grease or Krytox lubricant to the channels. That should cure the problem completely. If you need photos, let us know or do a search here. Regards, Maurice. Thanks for the quick and helpful reply Maurice, I'll take a look at the places that you mentioned. I'm surprised that this issue hasn't been posted up before. Maybe I googled the wrong words.
  6. Hello all, I've got a bit of an issue with my 03 Boxster. I've noticed that when I raise the roof back up from the lowered position, at about the 3/4 mark of the process the rear clam shudders and wobbles. I would say that it happens when the clam is at about a 40 degree angle. I realised that the tension ropes had snapped off as well and managed to order replacements and install them myself. I'm not sure if the wobbling caused them to snap. After the installation of the tension ropes, I still get the shudder/wobble when I raise the roof. The issue does not seem to happen when the roof gets lowered. It would be much appreciated if anyone has any ideas about why this is happening.
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