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And should you try to lubricate these cables?.

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And should you try to lubricate these cables?.

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Dear 996ers, There is plenty of really useful practical information on the Forum on looking after your 996 Targa roof (and the Targa rear hatch closing mechanics). But, apart from hazy Porsche parts diagrams, I haven't been able to find a description of how a 996 Targa roof works. Not on the Forum, or the wider Internet. For the 993 Targa there is a very detailed webpage at: http://www.pcarworkshop.com/index.ph...ration_Outline But nothing similar for a 996 (or 997). Specifically, I would like to know what the 996 roof drive cables look like and how they are driven inside the roof drive motors. Are they similar to the 993 drive cables which are described as 'like a long spring with a pipe cleaner inside'? And should you try to lubricate these cables?. There was a post on this Forum November 2012, where a member solved his Targa roof closing problems by drilling a small hole in the cable covering tube to lube the inner cable, but there were no follow-up posts to that interesting advice. Any information or views are most welcome.

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