Problem with convertible roof

[schoir]

Originally Posted by Paulsingh

Thanks Maurice, weathers a little bad here right now so I'll be looking at this again when the weather looks up. :-)

Paul:

We on the east coast feel your pain, in spades this winter!

We've had so much sn*w that I'm looking for Al Gore so I can put it in the right place! LOL!!!

Regards, Maurice.

[Paulsingh]

Right, I'm going to try and have another look at this today.

I've checked and it seems the two load noises were the two spool arms on either side of the top.

The red plastic screw on female ball joints have broken on the spool arms. I'm assuming the top was out of line?

Anyone had this problem?

Any advice on a fix would be great.

Thanks in advance

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by Paulsingh

Right, I'm going to try and have another look at this today.

I've checked and it seems the two load noises were the two spool arms on either side of the top.

The red plastic screw on female ball joints have broken on the spool arms. I'm assuming the top was out of line?

Anyone had this problem?

Any advice on a fix would be great.

Thanks in advance

Lots of cars had this issue. The top cables have ball clips made of plastic to specifically break to prevent damage to the frame and the clamshell if the top goes out of alignment. This is a Fail-Safe mechanism.

The top can go out of alignment several ways. The most common is that the plastic shielding on the top transmission cables will shrink from age causing the cable inside to pull away from, or disengage the transmission. Meanwhile, you operate the top and the transmission 'skips' past the now slightly retracted cable and one side of the frame gets skewed slightly out of sync. The cable sets back into place and the top seems to work, but it is out of sync, causing the cable ball ends to break.

The fix is to replace the top cables and the transmission cables. The trick is to get everything synchronized again. This involves running the motor to it's stop (fully lowered, or raised) and then attaching each new transmission cable in the exact same orientation so both sides now operate in unison and perfect sync.

The procedure is well described in the Bentley Manual, which is an absolute must if you own one of these cars.

Cheers!

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

The procedure is well described in the Bentley Manual, which is an absolute must if you own one of these cars.

Truer words have never been uttered. Buy one ASAP.

[Fastass986]

Will the top not go back down w/right side sensor as well??? Or do u think its the electric motor????

[schoir]

Originally Posted by Fastass986

Will the top not go back down w/right side sensor as well??? Or do u think its the electric motor????

The electric motor operates both sides at the same time, as long as the cables, transmissions and pushrods are intact.

I don't know what you mean by "right side sensor".

You can test the electric motor easily by disconnecting the connector and applying 12V.

Regards, Maurice.

[Fastass986]

I Mean The Right Side Visor Sensor Cause I Got The Light To Come On Ebrake, The Top Went Back Down And Then I Tried To Put Up 3 Hours Later After Driving And Went To Put Top Up And It Stopped Half Way So No The Top Is Stuck Open, Nice Huh.....think I Need Sensor In Ebrake And Does The Sensor On Left Stop Motor From Working And Maybe Motor????

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by schoir

...We've had so much sn*w that I'm looking for Al Gore so I can put it in the right place! LOL!!!

Regards, Maurice.

You mean in the Lockbox...???

Cheers!

[Fastass986]

Can u tell me where to get. A new sensor Maurice since u know alot about conv tops my windows do not go down when I release the latch but they do go down when I open and shut the doors and my light does come on when i pull the ebrake can someone help me please I need help bad my top won't go down mint Carrera white 99 boxster

[schoir]

Originally Posted by Fastass986

Can u tell me where to get. A new sensor Maurice since u know alot about conv tops my windows do not go down when I release the latch but they do go down when I open and shut the doors and my light does come on when i pull the ebrake can someone help me please I need help bad my top won't go down mint Carrera white 99 boxster

Fast:

There are two microswitches in the latch receptacle assembly. There is one on the left side of the assembly (has a large plunger that juts out when the latch is open). That one controls the 4" window drop that occurs immediately when you pull down the latch to open the top. There is another one on the right side of the assembly, and that is the one that activates the convertible top double relay.

You can get a replacement microswitch from either ****************************************************.com, ****************************************************.com or Pelicanparts.com. You could also get it from your local dealer, but it will be more expensive.

You may also be able to take apart the microswitch and repair it.

To gain access to the microswitch you have to remove the latch plate at the center of the windshield frame. Pop out the two little black plastic "eyes" by carefully prying them off with a very small flat blade screwdriver or borrow one of those "orange sticks" that women use on their fingernails to pry them out. Remove the small torx bolt that you will find under each one of the two eyes. Remove them and then pull down the latch plate carefully until you can see and access the wires for the switch and for the light. Unplug the wires and the latch plate will come off. You will find two fragile retaining clips that attach the switch to the underside of the latch plate. These are easy to break, so use a pair of small needle nose pliers to pull them off, very gently. You can reuse these if you are careful by squeezing the cross sections that are located at the center of the clips until they are flattened.

Regards, Maurice.

[Fastass986]

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!

[schoir]

Fast:

Your Boxster looks like it's smiling!

What happened?

Regards, Maurice.

[Fastass986]

NOW MY PROBLEM IS THE E BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT COMING ON AND IT WAS IS IT A SENSOR AND HOW DO I REPLACE IT OR CAN IT BE FIXED W/OUT PURCHASING A NEW PART??????