Removal and Replacement

Convertible Top Assembly (76.86.15)

Removal

1. Remove carpet from convertible top stowage compartment.
2. Disconnect backlight heater harness connectors.







3. Ensuring that backlight heater harness is clear, power top to fully lowered position.
4. Remove rear seat cushion.
5. Remove rear seat squab.
6. Remove LH and RH rear quarter trim cappings.
7. Remove LH and RH rear quarter trim panels.
8. Remove rear speaker assembly (premium ICE only).
9. Slacken and remove nuts securing squab panel stiffener bracket to BIW and remove bracket from vehicle.







10. Remove heated backlight.
11. Slacken and remove bolt securing ground cable to frame and position cable clear of frame.







12. Slacken and remove security aerial retaining clip securing bolt.







13. Slacken and remove security aerial mounting bracket securing screws and position aerial clear of top.







14. NOTE: Do not allow top to latch.

Power top to 3/4 closed position.

15. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal.
16. Position trunk RH liner for access and turn hydraulic pump valve fully counter-clockwise to the manual operation position.







17. Remove backlight link lever securing clips and position link levers for access.







18. Remove mounting bracket cover plate securing screws
- Slacken and remove mounting bracket cover plate lower securing screw, position headlining for access and remove the two remaining screws.







19. Release headlining rear securing rods from securing clips.







20. Slacken and remove nuts securing rear tack strip to BIW.







21. Withdraw tack strip from vehicle and remove end covers from tack strip.







22. Remove over-centre link lever retaining clips, remove nylon spacers and position link levers for access.







23. Disconnect hydraulic cylinder actuating rods from convertible top frame.
- Remove spring clip/pin securing each hydraulic cylinder rod to frame.
- Partially retract cylinder rod and withdraw from frame.







24. Move each hydraulic cylinder clear of outer half pivot, position cylinder to facilitate top removal and remove and retain wavy washer from pivot.







25. Tape plastic sheet over trunk lid, rear panel and fenders to protect paint
26. Slacken and remove upper bolts securing mounting brackets to BIW.







27. Slacken but do not remove mounting bracket lower securing bolts.







28. Manually lower convertible top.
29. Slacken and remove rear quarter glass inner seal rear securing screws.







30. Release and discard rear quarter glass inner seal front fir tree fasteners and remove seals from carriers.







31. Slacken the front bolt securing each seal carrier to BIW.







32. Slacken and remove the rear bolts securing each seal carrier to BIW and remove seal carriers.







33. Ensure that mounting bracket lower bolts are sufficiently slackened, then with assistance, carefully lift and remove convertible top assembly from vehicle.







Installation

1. With assistance, carefully lift convertible top assembly and position in vehicle, locating lower slot in each mounting bracket on BIW bolt.
2. Fit mounting bracket upper securing bolts.
3. Position rear quarter glass inner seal carriers and fit but do not tighten rear securing bolts.







4. Fully tighten seal carrier front securing bolts.







5. Fit and fully seat inner seals in carriers and fit and tighten rear securing screws.







6. Secure front of inner seals with new fir tree fasteners.







7. Manually raise convertible top.
8. Fit wavy washers onto half pivots and fit and fully seat hydraulic cylinders.







9. Fit hydraulic cylinder actuating rod ends to frame.
- Align and extend cylinder rods to convertible top frame.
- Position end of each rod on linkage and secure with clip/pin assemblies.







10. Position over-centre link levers, fit nylon spacers and fit link rod securing clips.







11. Position tack strip on BIW and fit end covers.
12. Commencing in centre, fit and tighten tack strip securing bolts.







13. Fit and fully seat headlining rear securing rods.







14. Fit mounting bracket cover plates.
- Fit and fully seat mounting bracket cover plates, ensuring that half pivots locate correctly in ram recesses.
- Fit and tighten upper securing screws.







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







16. Position backlight link levers and fit and fully seat securing clips.







17. Turn hydraulic pump valve fully clockwise to power operation position.







18. Position and fully seat trunk RH liner.
19. Connect ground cable to battery terminal.
20. Manually guiding latch striker into header mechanism, power convertible top to fully raised position
21. Accessing through cover plate apertures, tighten mounting bracket securing bolts.
22. Tighten rear quarter inner seal carrier rear securing bolts.
23. Remove protective sheet from rear bodywork.
24. Power convertible top to fully lowered position and back to fully raised position, checking for satisfactory operation and ensuring that cover is correctly tensioned and free from ripples or sagging
25. Position security aerial and fit and tighten mounting bracket securing screws.
26. Fit and tighten security aerial 'P' clip securing bolt.
27. Position ground cable eyelet and fit and tighten securing bolt.
28. Position squab panel stiffener bracket and fit and tighten securing bolts.
29. Fit heated backlight.
30. Fit carpet to convertible top stowage compartment.
31. Fit rear speaker assembly (premium ICE only).
32. Fit rear quarter trim panels.
33. Fit rear quarter panel cappings.
34. Fit rear seat squab.
35. Fit rear seat cushion.
36. Connect backlight heater.harness connectors.
37. Fit battery cover.