Clamshell catastrophe! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

M31 · 10-21-2017, 10:42 AM

While lowering the top yesterday on my 2002 there was a grinding sound. Later when I put it back up the roof locked into place OK but the clamshell is a different story. The control arm on the right side has completely blown off the retaining pins front and back...yikes! Any suggestions?

KRAM36 · 10-21-2017, 09:27 PM

If you look down the inside you will see a rail that the ball pin circled in red rides in. There is a slide that the ball pin snaps into to slide alone the rail. It may just need to be snapped back in and some lubricant added to the rail or you may need a new slide. Part number for the slide is 98656157701.

M31 · 10-22-2017, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KRAM36

If you look down the inside you will see a rail that the ball pin circled in red rides in. There is a slide that the ball pin snaps into to slide alone the rail. It may just need to be snapped back in and some lubricant added to the rail or you may need a new slide. Part number for the slide is 98656157701.

UPDATE...thanks you were right! Was able to snap that arm back into the slide rail no problem. The other end also slid back onto the pin but the little square retaining bracket was nowhere to be found. Then I noticed a hole which I think is for the rain channels so I stuck my finger down and yep could feel that square bracket...of all the places to go it had go down that hole! Pushing up from below with a toilet snake got it close enough to the top of the hole I could get my fingers around it. Clamshell now back in place level again but not sure why it jumped its track in the first place...maybe the alignment on the top is out but that's a job for another day...