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Eventually I had to buy new motors and replaced both of them.
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I have check the tracks to make sure there was no obstruction.
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When I replace the motor I noticed that the the gears were slipping.
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Apparently there are no shops around that do Targa top work that anybody is aware, there was a couple leads on the 997 forum but they did not pan out. So I am posting this as the general query to the forum Targa owners for advice and asking if any one had similar problems, how did they they fix it.
I have a 996 2002 Targa that I retired as my daily driver and have made it into a garage queen for weekends only. When opening my top it had become ajar with the driver's side open about 3 in while the passages side is open about 2.5 in. I finally had to take the motors off and was able to straighten out the top. It has been closing and opening slowly before this happened. I lubricated the cables and the tracts till I could move it well by hand. When I replace the motor I noticed that the the gears were slipping. Eventually I had to buy new motors and replaced both of them. The problem I have now is when the top is closing the front half on both sides go up and fully close easily but the back half on the driver's side does not go all the way up in the back as it moves forward to close. So when the top is shut the driver rear is dropped about 1/2 inch. If I open the top and close the top and push up near the rear corner on the driver's side it will close properly. I have check the tracks to make sure there was no obstruction. It also makes a ratcheting noise when trying to lift the rear portion of the glass up into the final position. At this point I have researched all the posts I could find on Rennlist and other forums, and reviewed any manual I could get to try to find out what the problem could be but I am at a loss of the cause.
This weekend I am going back to the beginning and relubricated the tracks and as much of the cables as I can and see if that corrects the problem. I have looked down the tract as far as I could with a small bore scope and found no obstruction in the tracks
themselves.
Thanks Ed M
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