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Like Fatbloke said, you might need to lubricate the track.
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Like Fatbloke said, you might need to lubricate the track.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have an intermittent problem. Some times when I lower the top the glass rear does not go down properly and causes the top to be stuck open 5 inch before slowly closing itself with a pop. I have been solving the problem by opening the top up a bit then shutting it again and it usually closes properly after that. I am thinking something has to be adjusted. Anybody else had this problem ?

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Maybe needs lubrication. I would start with that as its cheap and easy to eliminate. Had a similar issue a few months ago. Lubricated everything with silicon spray (Simoniz Back to Black) and its been fine since.

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Like Fatbloke said, you might need to lubricate the track. There could be some binding going on there. The arm that controls the top has a rubber bushing that could have gone bad and that too can be causing some binding issues. I suggest you look down in there soon and see what's happening. It could get ugly if you neglect it.

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