Folding Top Cover Replacement

Folding Top Cover Replacement

Removal Procedure

1. Remove the convertible top and place the top on a clean flat surface.
2. Remove the seal compression panel from the #1 bow.




3. Using a pair of needle-nosed pliers remove the staples that secure the top cover to the bow.
4. Fold the top material back.




5. Remove the tension cable screw and feed the cable out between the side rail and the roof bow.
6. Remove the fourth right and the left screws attaching the top material to the #2 bow.
7. Remove the #5 bow weatherstrip.
8. If you are going to reuse the top material mark the location of the material on the #5 bow as a guide for reassembly.




9. Using a pair of needle-nosed pliers remove the staples which secure the top cover to the bow.

Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution in Service Precautions.

10. Drill out the rivets attaching the top material to the bottom of the rear side rails.
11. Remove the top material from the #5 bow.
12. Pull the top material from the rear side rail and from the front of the #5 bow.
13. Remove the rear side rail weatherstrip and retainer.




14. Drill out the rivets that secure the top cover flaps to the rear side rail.
15. Drill out the rivets that secure the tension cable flag to the rear side rail.




16. Remove the screws attaching the rear window support straps to the #4 bow.
17. Remove the top material.

Installation Procedure




1. Position the top cover over the roof bows.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.

2. Attach the top cover to the #2 bow with screws.

Tighten the screws to 2 N.m (18 lb in).




3. Attach the rear window support straps to the #4 bow.

Tighten the screws to 2 N.m (18 lb in).

4. Rivet the flag end of the tension cable to the back side of the rear side rail.




5. Route the tension cables and install the cables to the #1 bow.

Tighten the screw to 2 N.m (18 lb in).




6. Rivet the top cover flags to the side rails.
7. Rivet the top cover to the bottom of the rear side rail.
8. Assure that both sides of the rivet are flat so the rivet will not cut the top material or interfere with the seating of the retainer to the rear side rail weatherstrip. Before stapling the top cover to the #5 bow, Refer to Folding Top Cover Tension Adjustment - Rear.
9. Before stapling the top cover to the #1 bow, refer to Folding Top Cover Tension Adjustment - Front.
10. Install the weatherstrips and the weatherstrip retainers to the rear side rails.
11. Install the folding top.
12. Position the folding top to the original position.