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Originally Posted by nickm
Hi Guys, I have a 1999 cab. I read through a very extensive cab. top thread on this site a few days ago... trying
to fix my tops issue. But I can't seem to find that thread, to ask my question. So figured I'd start a new thread.
Here's my tops issue. After reading all the info. in that article on this site, I checked the hydraulic fluid level for my
top & found it to be low. I added the correct fluid, put everything back together and now my top won't work at all.
Here were my symptoms, BEFORE I added the hydraulic fluid: My top would go up and down... sporadically. Finally,
the nail in the coffin was that it was stuck in the down position. The driver side flap would not fully close. You could
see that it was TRYING to close. But it just could not make it. Because of that, the top would not go up.
What did I do to try to fix it?: I removed the panel behind the rear seats to get access to the bleed valve, that would
allow me to manually grab the top & put it in the upright position (in order to get access to the hydraulic fluid filler). I
filled the almost empty tank with the correct Pentasin fluid. I then carefully lowered the top back to the fully open (down)
position, where it originally was to start with. I then took the 6mm wrench and tightened the bleed valve located between
the rear seats... so that was back to "normal" how it was before I started. I then started up the car and pushed my cab
top button, to close the top. NOTHING.
Where did I go wrong? What would be the first step to trouble-shoot this issue? I'm thinking it HAS to be something simple...
something that I'm just not thinking about that I did wrong, or out of order.
Please help guys. ;o)
Thanks much!!
Nick
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Hi Nick, if you needed to fill up the fluid reservoir then you have a leak, no doubt one or both of your rams (hydraulic pistons) that push the roof up and down. They operate via a small electric motor. To check the rams you need to take off the rear side panel which will expose the rams, they should be dry.
Is the motor working ? You should hear it when you press the roof button, if not I'd try there.
Hope this helps
Pete.
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