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Originally Posted by slade13  Hi guys. Last year my top stopped working so a few days ago I decided to take a look at it. The motor spins fine. I did notice a broken cable by feeling around the right side of the top. Is there a way to get the inner top headliner removed so that I can see what's broken? I cannot move the top even with the emergency tool. I couldn't bring up the Cali top documents. Thanks |
Hi! The Cali top is one complete unit/cartridge. The drive cables are in the unit itself. You'd need to remove the headliner, then remove the 18 or so torx screws and 2 Philips screws to lift out the Cali top cartridge. Once off, you can flip it over on a workbench to take it apart. I've not had to pull one apart yet, so that's as far as I can take you.
There's a member in Norway who has taken his apart and reassembled it. He will know more on this repair.
I have observed that when the drive gear on the top motor grinds down, the movement on the two cables are uneven and can cause the passenger side to retract while the drivers side stays put. As a result, the bow on the passenger side breaks or the slider ion the passenger side disengages and cracks. This happened to my current top from the PO. Once I resolved the motor issue, the top retracts just fine, but my slider is broken and disengaged. Still works and I have other projects to work on, so I haven't addressed it just now. I fully retract the roof quite often.
Getting the top out is actually easy, less than an hour to remove it. Similar to reinstall. Easier than a Sunroof cartridge for sure.
