Thread: 560 Hardtop installation

Thanks guys, the front pins were the last to be tightened, the rear latch does not over tighten, it's just right, the center latches, behind the seats when tightened, leave about a 1/16 inch gap between the top and body, I believe this could be the problem area as I replaced the grommets with a different material but no thicker than the original, and it should not have caused the top to pull that windshield frame up so far. The top is...

I have no problems with bad puns. Since I've not had the hardtop on mine since buying, I'm probably a poor source of knowledge. Assuming you're sure this wasn't like this before, I can think of only two things which could cause a similar issue. 1st would be the rear pin pulling the top down too far. 2nd would be the two side "bolts" behind the doors not being pulled in before cranking down the front...

The only think I can think of is the front latches were not properly seated in the holes when you latched them. The last thing you do is return the levers behind the dr. seat to the upright position. The large lever draws the back of the HT down

Can you put a pict of the gap between the glass & frame? That would help.

The really strange part is the front. I don't see how the pin could pull the frame up. The didtance of travel when rotated is short and fixed and something would have to be holding the top away to pull frame up instead of top down. You might want to compair pin measurements between both toops.. Has any weather stripping been replaced? I thought all tops were the same, but maybe that top is not for that car, making it hard to remove and...