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Suggestion · Original poster
The metal bar has not broken but I hope replacing the assembly fixes the issues.
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I found a nice used set on EBay and replaced one side.
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Went to test the top after hydraulic replacement, heard a bang and now the top will only go 3/4 the.
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I have an 02 996 cab. I had some transmission work done over the winter. Picked it up snd the top wouldn�t go down. Found out the seals on one of the hydraulics was leaking. So I replaced those and filled reservoir. Went to test the top after hydraulic replacement, heard a bang and now the top will only go 3/4 the. Stops. I hit the button again and it will fully go down. But the clamshell won�t close.I go to put it back up and the clamshell starts to close.. not good. I did see that both lid hinges seem to be broken. See pic so you know what part I�m talking about. Could this be causing the top to not fully open and the clamshell issue
Yep. A clamshell broke on mine once. I found a nice used set on EBay and replaced one side. Not too expensive, not too hard to replace. It was a loud bang for me, too, I remember it. Takes a lot to snap a big piece of aluminum like that.
There�s a plastic bar/ piece under the flap that looks like it slides back and forth and lowers and raises the flap. The metal bar has not broken but I hope replacing the assembly fixes the issues.
Same thing happened to me. The cause of the snapped arm was binding in the mechanism that moves the clamshell, and I ended up having to replace that too.
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I figured out the issue. For those that may have the same problem in the future there is a black plastics
potentiometer only on the left side that one of the pins from the hydraulic cylinder needs to slide into. It wasn�t shown in the 3 how to videos I watched when replacing. Found it listed on a written how yo after a couple days of searching for the problem. I feel stupid for missing it but it�s also very easy to miss if you�re not aware of it. Works perfectly now
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