Slow Top - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

keithl · 09-14-2011, 06:41 PM

My top started closing and opening slowly, all of a sudden. Never had a problem before. It's not making and binding noises, or struggling at all. Is this just the motor running down, or is there some kind of maintenace i should do?

kpm · 09-15-2011, 07:33 AM

Put the stopwatch on it. Should be 12 seconds.

keithl · 09-15-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kpm

Put the stopwatch on it. Should be 12 seconds.

I will when I get a chance, but it is definitely slower all of a sudden. Thanks.

Steve Tinker · 09-16-2011, 05:49 PM

A slow top can mean a voltage reduction @ the motor (low battery voltage or high resistance switch contact), a dying motor or a transmission fault.
If its a transmission going west, its big dollars.....

keithl · 09-19-2011, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker

A slow top can mean a voltage reduction @ the motor (low battery voltage or high resistance switch contact), a dying motor or a transmission fault.
If its a transmission going west, its big dollars.....

Transmission?

tonycarreon · 09-19-2011, 10:04 AM

the top has 2 transmissions - one on each side. parts are around $600/ea.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/986M/POR_986M_BDYcon_pg1.htm