[Booney1golf]

Recap and additional info / questions regarding the problems with my Power top.

87 911 Turbo look Cabriolet

I purchased my car about 10 days and have used the Power top numerous times without issue until last night. I was on level ground and I tried to get the top to go up. The passenger side started up normally but the drivers side appeared to bind. I stopped it (probably not soon enough)and went down with the top several times to try and start over to get it to work properly. No luck.

Finally when I got home I read on some of the forums if you loosen the two big bolts on the transmission (big black hinge looking thing) on both sides you could use the top manually. I loosened both of these and it still felt as if something was binding or preventing me to pull the top up. For kicks I tried the power top with the bolts loose and it came up. I tightened the two big bolts up and tried going up and down a few more times to see if all was well now that it was not bound up. It appeared to make more noise then I remember before (semi-grinding) but worked. However on the last time, along with the extra noise it kind of slowed down while closing so I manually assisted it for a second and it closed and that is where it is now.

The top is fully closed but it appears to have a slight wrinkle in the back plastic glass that I don't remember before however the top is fully closed and the power latches worked properly.

First of all any ideas on what I could try to fix the top myself (I am not the best mechanic) and rough cost for same and lastly as an option in case the above fix is too complicated that I can't do myself or to expensive how can I make the raising and lowering the top manual. The two latch motors appear to be working but even when I loosen the two big bolts the top appears to still be bound.

I am desperate for help and/or advise for this problem. I have been reading some of the horror stories about power tops and the great expense involved when things go wrong and it scared me.

I did not sleep very good last night.

Thanks for your time, help or advice.

Best regards,
Booney1golf

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