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Old 10-08-2005, 06:26 PM   #5
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I was on the phone the other day with a fellow box owner and he mentioned lubricating the top linkage as well. I didn't see anything about this in the service book. Is this a must for trouble free top operation? You would think the top would have self-lubricating bushings or something because all of them don't seem easily accessable.
It's a "just in case". I always lube the joints in the top, the slider for the rear cover (aka batwing), the joints in the rear cover and the other visible moving parts. That was what my dealer said made my $300 oil change worth the extra $$$ and the top has been trouble free so far at 68k miles.
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