How To Remove Clamshell?

[Chris_in_NH]

how do i remove the clamshell? i need to straighten it. i searched thru these posts but couldn't find one that specifically addressed removal of the clamshell.

thx

[Chris_in_NH]

meant to post this in Boxster Top Issues... oh well.

[mark in sunnyvale]

Just open it partially, if you look underneath the clamshell, there are some nuts. You just loosen those.

I don't remember the size. It took us 2 minutes to do it.

[Chris_in_NH]

ok, i got the clamshell off. it was exremely easy. thanks for the info.

now that it is off, i expected it to be bent a bit, but it looks ok. the reason i thought it was bent is because i had the cable failure which broke a piece (clamshell arm) and it has not closed correctly since the failure.

when i close it, it does not sit flush with the rest of the car. it is propped up about 1 inch and the rubber gaskets on the underside of the clamshell are visible. any ideas?

i was thinking that because all of the internal top components are disassembled, maybe the black canister pieces pull the top flush when they are attached and in working order? you know that little 'snug-up' noise at the end of the open/close cycle?

the other thing i wonder about are the wedge levelers on the sides of the clamshell. i don't really understand how these work. it looks like if you push them to the '+' position the clamshell height should be adjusted (up).

thanks for the help. i've been trying to get this done for quite a while now.

[Chris_in_NH]

figured out what the problem was. i had unhooked the cables that hold the rear of the conv top down. when i hooked them again, it pulled the rear edge of the conv top down so the clamshell fits flush. D'OH!!