99 Boxster Roof Off Tracks! Need help - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Luckyman01 · 04-08-2021, 07:09 AM

986-561-577-01

986andmx5 · 04-08-2021, 08:46 AM

Thanks for the replies! Yes, so far I have been impressed with how easy the Boxster is to work on. Good idea to replace those cheap plastic bits and hopefully avoid this from happening again. I have no idea why the passenger arm bolt would have loosened completely from the transmission assembly while the driver side is still torqued snugly.

986andmx5 · 04-10-2021, 10:26 AM

Before asking a friend to come over and help straighten out the clamshell I took another look at things. I may need to make some adjustments.

Pics 8 & 9 show the clamshell attachment arms when the top is in nearly stowed position. The drivers side is about 1-2 inch higher than passenger side. Pic 10 shows the arms when the top is opened more.

Pics 11 & 12 show the top when it is near its service position. The arm on the driver side starts to dig into the weather stripping.

I've read up on the disconnecting the cables from the motor assembly and I assume that is what my next step should be? If so, can someone please clarify what side cable I should remove and what direction I should operate the top? I would go by trial and error, but I'm afraid of making things worse. When almost closed, the top looks to hitting the header roughly even. I wouldn't have noticed things were off if I was looking only at the top. Thank you!

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986andmx5 · 04-11-2021, 04:33 PM

I worked on trying to solve this for a few hours today and read up on forums for a few more. No matter what I did to sync up the transmissions, the clamshell support arms became uneven at some point in the operation. The driver's side has a lot of tension on it and starts to dig into the weather stripping as in the photos. I made a youtube video that captures my issue and bewilderment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rPTbLx6-sM

I'm not sure where to go from here.

Luckyman01 · 04-12-2021, 12:08 PM

986-561-552-01-GRV

In my case it was the right arm, the twwek was subtle but it mattered.

986andmx5 · 04-12-2021, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Luckyman01

986-561-552-01-GRV

In my case it was the right arm, the twwek was subtle but it mattered.

Thanks for sharing, I will compare both support arms and check out the push rods for abnormal bends as well. Were you able to reshape yours or did you have to order a new one?