Convertible top issue - Clamshell not closing completely on one side.

[Phuong]

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.

I took it back to the 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. I'm going to take it back to the mechanic again but would appreciate some suggestions as to why this is so. The left side of the clamshell is rock solid when closed but the right side definitely allows you to wiggle it up or down.

Btw, I've got an '03 Boxster.