Hello all,
Last night I played with the hardtop again incorporating several of the
suggestions that came through list members. The process I used was first
getting the back of the top placed correctly and just starting the bolts
a turn or two to initially secure them in their holes. Then proceeded
to the windshield. The passenger side actually lined up pretty good.
The driver side needed more coaxing. I gently tugged the windscreen
forward while my wife tapped the top to pilot the bolt into place.
However there was no way that I could use those aluminum spacers. What
I've done is to cut about a 2" length of threaded rod and screw one end
into the nut that's secured in the hardtop so that the other end can be
piloted through the hole in the windshield frame rather than screw a
bolt from inside the cockpit up into the top.
I would have liked to use those spacers but just that little extra width
inhibited the top from lining up with the holes. Is there any serious
side effect from not using those spacers?
I finally began tightening all six contact points little by little and
the top seems to fit very well at this point.
Thx to everyone who offered suggestions. - mike chmura
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