Convertible Top Latch Hydraulic Cylinder Hoses

Removal
1. Power convertible top to fully lowered position.
2. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal. Service and Repair
3. Remove trunk floor carpet.
4. Remove trunk front liner. Service and Repair
5. Remove trunk rear finisher. Service and Repair
6. Remove trunk RH liner.
7. Position a piece of absorbent cloth on trunk floor to protect paintwork from any fluid spillage.







8. Sever and remove tie strap securing hydraulic pump hose to pump harness.







9. Mark with location and slacken and disconnect hydraulic hoses from pump.
10. Remove and discard 'O' ring seals from hose connectors and fit blanking plugs to hoses and pump connectors.
11. Remove rear seat cushion. Service and Repair
12. Remove rear seat squab. Service and Repair
13. Remove LH rear quarter casing capping. Service and Repair
14. Remove LH rear quarter casing. Service and Repair
15. Remove LH rear speaker (premium ICE only). Service and Repair
16. Remove front LH seat. Service and Repair
17. Remove J gate surround. Service and Repair
l8. Remove centre console. Service and Repair
19. Remove LH sill treadplate. Service and Repair
20. Remove glovebox. Service and Repair
21. Remove fascia (dash board) LH end fusebox.
22. Remove roof console. Service and Repair
23. Remove sun visors and retension bezels. Service and Repair
24. Remove 'A post upper trim finishers. Service and Repair






25. Where applicable disconnect microphone harness multiplug.
26. Carefully remove and discard fir tree fastener retaining trim finisher on header rail and remove finisher from header rail.
27. Remove convertible top latch assembly cover panel. Service and Repair






28. Disconnect convertible top harness multiplug.







29. Release hydraulic hose retaining clips from LH upper A post.







30. Release sun visor multiplugs from retainers on latch assembly bracket.
31. Position a piece of absorbent cloth in LH footwell to protect vehicle interior from any fluid spillage.







32. Slacken and remove the latch assembly to BIW header lower securing screws.







33. Slacken and remove the latch assembly to BIW header upper securing screws.







34. NOTE: When carrying out the following operation, do not disturb securing bolts installed in the open-ended slots.


Slacken and remove the latch assembly to BIW header rear securing screws.







35. Supporting latch assembly, slacken but do not remove securing screws installed in rear open-ended slots.
36. Withdraw latch assembly, position in LH footwell and sever and remove tie straps securing hoses to latch hydraulic cylinder and harness.







37. Mark latch hydraulic cylinder hoses with locations and disconnect hoses from cylinder assembly.
38. Remove and discard '0 ring seals from hoses and fit blanking plugs to hoses and hydraulic cylinder connectors.
39. Remove and discard tape securing hoses to 'A' post adjacent to top of fascia.








40. Withdraw hoses from retaining clips in fascia LH end fuse box aperture.
41. Route hoses from behind fascia to lower 'A' post.
42. Remove tape securing hoses to front of inner sill.







43. Lift edge of LH carpet for access sever and remove tie straps securing hoses and release hoses from BIW clips.







44. Release hoses from spring clip at transmission tunnel and draw hoses under carpet to tunnel.







45. Lift LH carpet at transmission tunnel and heel board and release hoses from retaining clips.
46. Withdraw hoses from under transmission tunnel insulation, harness and carpet.







47. Rotate hydraulic pump valve fully counter-clockwise to the manual operation position.
48. Manually move convertible top to fully up position.
49. Sever and remove tie straps securing hoses to power cable and rear harness.







50. Carefully withdraw hoses through BIW aperture into vehicle interior and remove from vehicle.


Installation
1. Position hoses in convertible top stowage compartment.
2. Route hydraulic pump end of hoses through BIW aperture into trunk.
3. Remove blanking plugs from hoses and pump connectors.
4. Fit new 'O' ring seals to hoses and fit and tighten hoses onto pump.
5. Mark free end of each hose with position of corresponding connector on latch hydraulic cylinder as identified on removal.
6. Secure pump harness to hoses with new tie strap.
7. Route hydraulic hoses along rear harness and power cable and using new tie straps secure hoses to BIW at rear quarter above wheel arch.
8. Using new tie straps, secure rear harness and hydraulic hoses to BIW.
9. Using new tie straps, secure hydraulic hoses to power cable.
10. Manually move convertible top to fully lowered position.
11. Route hydraulic hoses under carpet, transmission tunnel insulation and harness.
12. Fit and fully seat hoses in retaining clips on carpet underside.
13. Fit and secure hoses in new BIW tie straps.
14. Route hoses under carpet across rear of footwell to 'A' post.







15. Install hoses in spring clip at transmission tunnel.
16. Under front section of carpet, fit new tie straps to BIW and secure hydraulic hoses.








17. Route hoses up LH 'A' post, and accessing through fascia end fuse box aperture, fit and fully seat in retaining clips.
18. Using linen tape, secure hydraulic hoses to front of inner sill and top and bottom of upper 'A' post.
19. Remove blanking plugs from hose connectors and fit new 'O' ring seals.







20. Noting positions marked on hose connectors, fit and tighten hoses on hydraulic cylinder.
21. Using new tie strap, secure hoses to hydraulic cylinder.
22. Fit and fully seat hydraulic hose retaining clips on upper 'A' post.
23. Fit fascia (dash board) LH end fusebox.
24. Fit latch assembly to header rail. Service and Repair
25. Fit glovebox. Service and Repair
26. Fit sill treadplate. Service and Repair
27. Fit centre console. Service and Repair
28. Fit 'J' gate surround. Service and Repair
29. Fit rear speaker assemblies. Service and Repair
30. Connect ground cable to battery terminal. Service and Repair
31. Rotate hydraulic pump valve fully clockwise to power operation position.
32. Check hydraulic system for satisfactory operation.
Power top to fully raised position.
Power top to fully lowered position.
Power top to fully raised position.
Check that all hose connections are free from leakage.
33. Remove protective cloth from LH footwell.
34. Fit LH rear quarter trim panel. Service and Repair
35. Fit LH rear quarter panel capping. Service and Repair
36. Fit rear seat cushion. Service and Repair
37. Fit rear seat squab. Service and Repair
38. Fit front seat. Service and Repair


39. CAUTION: Two fluid levels are marked on the pump reservoir body. The upper mark denotes fluid level when the top is fully lowered and the lower mark denotes the level when the top is fully raised.


NOTE: The convertible top hydraulic system is 'self bleeding' and does not require any further action to dispel entrapped air.


Slacken and remove reservoir filler plug and remove and discard 'O' ring seal.


40. Check fluid level and top up as necessary to low mark on reservoir.
41. Fit new 'O' ring seal to filler plug and fit and fully tighten on reservoir..
42. Remove protective cloth from trunk floor.
43. Fit RH liner to trunk. Service and Repair
44. Fit trunk rear finisher. Service and Repair
45. Fit trunk front liner. Service and Repair
46. Fit trunk floor carpet.
47. Fit battery cover.