Installation

Installation
1. Remove blanking plugs from hose and pump connectors.
2. Install new 'O' ring seals in hose connectors.
3. Position hydraulic cylinder in vehicle and ensuring correct orientation as marked during removal, fit and tighten hose connectors to cylinder.







4. Fit wavy washer to mounting bracket pivot and install and fully seat hydraulic cylinder on pivot.







5. Fit mounting bracket cover plate, ensuring that inner half pivot locates in cylinder recess and fit and tighten upper securing screws.







6. Position headlining rear quarters over mounting bracket cover plates and fit and tighten lower securing screws.







7. Connect hydraulic cylinder harness multiplug (RH hydraulic cylinder only).







8. Fit hydraulic cylinder to frame.
Align and extend cylinder actuating rod to convertible top frame location.
Fit and fully seat clip/pin assembly to secure cylinder rod end on frame.
9. Manually move convertible top to fully lowered position.







10. Turn hydraulic pump valve fully clockwise to power operation position.
11. Perform the Battery Reconnection Procedure Service and Repair
12. Check hydraulic system for satisfactory operation and freedom from leaks.
Power top to fully raise position.
Power top to fully lowered position.
Power top to fully raised position.
Check all connections for leakage.
13. Remove protective cloth positioned below ram.
14. Remove trunk floor carpet.
15. Remove trunk front liner.
16. Remove trunk rear finisher.
17. Remove trunk RH liner.
18. Position a piece of absorbent cloth on trunk floor to protect paintwork from any fluid spillage.


19. CAUTION: Two fluid levels are marked on the pump reservoir body. The upper mark denotes the 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 further action to expel entrapped air.


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

20. Check fluid level and top up as necessary.
21. Fit new 'O' ring seal to filler plug.
22. Fit and fully tighten filler plug on reservoir.
23. Remove protective cloth from trunk floor.
24. Fit RH liner to trunk.
25. Fit trunk rear finisher.
26. Fit trunk front liner.
27. Fit trunk floor carpet.
28. Fit battery cover.
29. Fit rear speaker assemblies. Refer to Radio, Stereo, and Compact Disc. Speaker
30. Fit rear quarter casings.
31. Fit rear quarter casing cappings.
32. Fit rear seat squab. Refer to Body and Frame, Seats. Seats
33. Fit rear seat cushion. Refer to Body and Frame, Seats. Seats
34. Power adjacent front seat to original position.