Cab top (manual, not electric) seems a bit skewed off-center

[450knotOffice]

Ok guys. I've done every conceivable search looking for some info and haven't found any yet.

I've got a manual Cab top that's in pretty good shape. However, when you look at the car head-on it becomes apparent that the top is skewed slightly left. Therefore, it seals to the left side windows very tightly and, conversely, doesn't seal to the right side windows at all. In fact there is about a 1/8-inch gap to the right side windows. The latches don't seem to have any problem grabbing onto the top and pulling it down snugly.

So the question is this: is there any way to adjust the cab top so that it comes down perfectly centered on the windshield? Are there any adjustment bolts or turnbuckle assemblies down in the hinge mechanism underneath the rear interior side panels? It seems to me that the tops must be adjustable - trimmable, if you will, since no two chassis are exactly alike and neither are any two cab tops.

Can anybody help me here? Anyone?

[MrKJBlue]

yes if the top only seems crooked at the front, the two locking pins screw in and out to obtain a better seal.

[450knotOffice]

Thank you. I'll see what I can do about that.

-Scott

[450knotOffice]

I took some pics:

Left side:



Right side:



I'm still not sure what you mean by screwing the locking pins in and out.

-Scott

[450knotOffice]

bump

[doozer]

Looks like you need to adjust the centerline of your latches?

[450knotOffice]

That's an idea.

Thanks.

[3.2 CAB]

Are the 2 pins on the front underside of the cab top, going in the windshield frame holes easily? It really does look offset. Has this always been this way, or is this something new, that has just started?

[450knotOffice]

They go in fairly easily but I noticed today that the "safety" latch on the right doesn't "click" when you pull it down tight. The left side does. However, the main latches on both sides work fine.

[450knotOffice]

I think I might be making some progress here. I just went out to the garage and unlatched the top. I then pulled it down and held it as if I were the latch and noticed that the top was symmetrical on both sides. But when I engaged the latching pins slowly, the whole top moved to the left as the latches engaged. So it appears that either the latches are slightly off center or the latch holes in the windshield frame are slightly off (doubtful).

Has anyone on this board taken apart the front part of the top and seen what the latches look like in there? Are they adjustable. After looking at the situation carefully, it appears that if I could move both latches laterally slightly to the left, maybe 1/4-inch or so, the top would snug down properly.

-Scott