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Originally Posted by pothole
Thanks Maurice, was hoping I would grab your attention here or on Renntech.
Yes, the steel ball going into the pushrod is my major worry, although you now have me concerned about the transmission mounts, too. At a glance, I think they're OK and that the arm(s) snapped before they could be bent, but not 100% clear.
I'll try to get the roof into the "service position" - not sure how easy that is going to be, when the roof broke it mostly stopped becoming responsive, it would only move a short distance between two points when pressing the roof button. Perhaps I will need to disconnect the push rods first.
The one good piece of news is that the foam drainage tray looks to be OK.
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Don't use the electric switch to operate the top to get it in the service position.
Disconnect the two front pushrods by either popping off the two plastic ball cups (in your case, one red, one white) or unscrewing the 10mm bolt with fat washer that fastens the two metal sections of the pushrods. If the latter, make sure to mark the point at which they are joined with nail polish or White-out so that you can reassemble them with the same overall length.
Again, remember that these are apart when you are working on the top to avoid ripping or tearing the foam drain trays.
Once you have done that, you will be able to move the frame part of the convertible top freely through its range so that you can try to get the best access to that thin nut at the base of the B-Pillar.
Note that if you haven't already done so, pull of the other tension cable from its steel ball (on the opposite side of the one you said is already broken), as that will allow you to pull up the rear main bow as well.
If you really can get that thin nut properly tightened, you may have to remove the entire top and frame. That process can be done in less than an hour. Take another look at the write-up on Mike Focke's website. There are two separate DIY's that deal with the entire top and frame removal.
Regards, Maurice.