vert top problem.. HELP!! please

[93s13vert]

can some body help me figure this out please. i went to close the top on my vert manually since every thing is taking apart and motor dissassembled and even befor i did all that and did it automaticly with the button it goes up and down fine. but when i bring it up it stops about a inch short of where is supposed to stop.. cans some body please help i cant figure this ish out
thanks

[nissangirl74]

if the hydraulic rams haven't been disconnected, they won't extend all the way

-or-

there could be something caught in the hinge of the mechanism

[biggie]

It is supposed to stop a little short, you pull it down and close it. Keeps tension on the top and keeps it tight and smooth.

[93s13vert]

the problem is i pulled the top as hard is i cldand it wldnt come forward.. for the pump i thought u just turned the handleon thetop.. do i have to disconnc=ect any lines?

[biggie]

To put it in to manual mode you just turn the handle to where it is pointing towards the rear.

[93s13vert]

Yeah I did that it just doesn't want to come all the way forward so I can latch it down. It stops short and when I pull forward it doesn't want to come forfward so I can latch it down

[biggie]

Must be something messed up in the frame.

[93s13vert]

Wat gets me is how easily it goes down and up but it just stops short

[biggie]

Take a pic of how close it gets. If it is within an inch seems like it should be able to be pulled down to latch it.

[93s13vert]

Ill have a pic up by morning when i get off work

[93s13vert]

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[biggie]

Seems like something may be getting hung up, but being that close you should be able to pull it down and latch it.

[93s13vert]

I had a friend tell me that that bish needs to sit in the sun? Its been down since febuary. So u think the vinyel cld just be stiff?

[biggie]

Yeah, could be stiff. But still think you should be able to pull it by the handle in the middle and latch it.

[1SickSilvia]

Mine does that too, I still havent figured it out, but its been a project for 3 years now and I havent tuoched the car in months. I want to change the top canvas in the spring and see if I can figure out whats holding it back. Let us know if you find out the problem.

[cmkelly]

I had a new top installed a bout 4 years ago and since then the top always comes to rest about an inch from where it locks down. I have to pull hard to get it down but once down it's tight and looks great.

Hopefully yours is just a little out of alignment. But mine does come about an inch closer than yours appears to.