OUCH! Expensive drive home last night - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

kjc2050 · 08-01-2014, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by epapp

There has got to be a DIY aspect to this...

Replacing the convertible top push rod ball sockets and top tension cables is easy; takes a few minutes.

rp17 · 08-02-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kjc2050

Replacing the convertible top push rod ball sockets and top tension cables is easy; takes a few minutes.

Yes this is a easy job. When you break those caps you should stop using the top. Or you could damage the tray. Had one break and we spent more time trying to reach the broken cap after we popped it off after the fix. Easy job.

CoBeerToad · 08-03-2014, 04:21 AM

I've replaced those rods with the plastic pieces three times. Be aware of another issue that may be causing them to break. Odds are, they did not break for no reason.

P.S. I'm in the manual top club because of this, but I think I may have found the cause. The triangle dealy thing looks bent. But this may be a result of something else broken. I got tired of looking at it and gave up.