On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:24:26 -0800, Stan Chernoff <az589@lafn.org> wrote:
> Norm,
>
> The rear bar slides to the rear of the car. There are pear shaped hooks
> that it slides under.
Ah. I just sprayed some Teflon/lithium on the joints and it folded
down like a wino^H erack.. Amazing how much smarter one gets
overnight, heh. Norm
> At 06:46 AM 2/23/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:02:57 -0800, Stan Chernoff <az589@lafn.org> wrote:
> >> Hi Norm,
> >>
> >> I hope that the brake pieces did the job.
> >
> >Many thanks Stan, yes. And when I was driving the 1600 home I found
> >your price sheet in the car from the previous owner!
> >
> >> I recommend that you remove the whole top by unlatching the front and
> >> undoing all of the snaps around the back and unhooking the bar. Then
> >> remove the nuts behind the seats on the adjusters. Remove the whole top
> >> and turn it upside down. Probably some of the pivots are corroded and the
> >> mechanism is binding. Put a cloth behind the pivots one at a time and
> >> spray them with WD-40. Then work them carefully and it should all work.
> >> Reinstall in reverse order. Make sure you undo the snaps and bar at the
> >> back before you try to fold the top.
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