Convertible Top Hydraulic Lift Cylinder Hoses

Convertible Top Hydraulic Lift Cylinder Hoses (76.86.24)

Removal

1. Power convertible top to fully lowered position.
2. Power adjacent seat to fully forward position.
3. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal.
4. Remove trunk floor carpet.
5. Remove trunk front liner.
6. Remove trunk rear finisher.
7. Remove trunk RH liner.
8. Position a piece of absorbent cloth on trunk floor to protect paintwork from any fluid spillage.
9. Turn hydraulic pump valve fully counter-clockwise to manual operation position.







10. Remove rear seat cushion.
11. Remove rear seat squab.
12. Remove rear quarter casing cappings.
13. Remove rear quarter casings.
14. Remove rear speaker (premium ICE only).
15. Manually move top to fully raised position.
16. Position a piece of absorbent cloth below hydraulic cylinder to protect paintwork from any fluid spillage.
17. Disconnect hoses from hydraulic cylinder.
- Identify and mark position of hoses relative to hydraulic cylinder connectors.
- Slacken and remove hoses from hydraulic cylinder and fit blanking plugs to cylinder and hose connectors.







18. Remove carpet from convertible top stowage compartment.
19. Route free end of each hose under headlining and rear harnesses and around seat squab support panel to RH side of vehicle (LH hydraulic cylinder hoses only).







20. Sever, remove and discard tie straps securing hoses and rear harness to BIW.
21. Slacken and remove the two pump assembly securing bolts, release pump from outboard grommet locations and position for access to outboard hoses.







22. Identify and mark pump outboard hose connections.
1. LH cylinder: Pump rear connectors - hydraulic cylinder bottom hose to lower connector.
2. RH cylinder: Pump front connectors - hydraulic cylinder top hose to lower connector.







23. Disconnect appropriate hoses from pump, remove and discard 'O' ring seals and fit blanking plugs to hoses and pump connectors.
24. Carefully withdraw hoses through BIW aperture into vehicle interior and remove hoses from vehicle.







Installation

1. Place hydraulic hoses in convertible top stowage compartment.
2. LH hydraulic cylinder only: Route pump connecting ends of hoses across top stowage compartment to RH side of vehicle.
3. Pass pump connecting ends of hoses through BIW RH aperture and into trunk.







4. LH cylinder only: Route hydraulic cylinder end of hoses around LH end of seat squab support panel and under rear harnesses and headlining to cylinder location.







5. Remove blanking plugs from hydraulic cylinder and corresponding hose connectors, fit new 'O' ring seals to hose connectors.
6. Noting identifying marks applied during removal, connect and tighten hoses onto cylinder.







7. Remove blanking plugs from hydraulic pump and corresponding hose connectors and fit new 'O' ring seals to hose connectors.
8. Connect and tighten hoses on pump outboard connectors ensuring correct orientation as follows:
1. LH cylinder: Pump rear connectors - cylinder bottom hose to lower connector.
2. RH cylinder: Pump front connectors - cylinder top hose to lower connector.







9. Fit new tie straps to BIW, position harness and hoses in straps and tighten straps to secure.
10. Fit carpet to convertible top stowage compartment.
11. Position pump on platform and fully seat rubber mounting grommets.
12. Fit and tighten pump securing bolts.
13. Manually move convertible top to fully lowered position.
14. Turn hydraulic pump valve fully clockwise to power operation position.







15. Connect ground cable to battery terminal.
16. Check hydraulic system for satisfactory operation and all connections for freedom from leaks.
1. Power top to fully raise position.
2. Power top to fully lowered position.
3. Power top to fully raised position.
4. Check hose connections for leakage.

17. 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.

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