Hello.
E30 1992 convertible in generally great condition.
I had to resort to manually operating my automatic top due to a problem and am struggling to follow the system realignment procedure described on the E30ic website. When using the Allen wrench to try to secure the tonneau lid I'm putting a lot of torque on the Allen wrench (counterclockwise) and I can see the tonneau pull down but it's not locking. I'm hesitant to put more pressure on and fear breaking something.
The top is in the "up" state so there should be nothing inside to interfere with the mechanisms.
Does anyone have experience with this process? How hard should this be if things are working correctly?
I have not tried to have someone push on the tonneau to help yet, but that's my next step.
My original problem was that I heard a gear grinding sound or "ratcheting" sound while the tonneau cover was closing. If I helped the tonneau drop by supporting some of the weight it would help.
Eventually the final step of the convertible top rear dropping down wouldn't occur, which suggests to me that the tonneau lid "lock" wasn't happening. The ratcheting noise would continue so I gave up and released all the motors/locks.
I've done a lot of searching and learned a lot but it's still not apparent how to troubleshoot this one.
Any suggestions on how to maintain this mechanism is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
E30 1992 convertible in generally great condition.
I had to resort to manually operating my automatic top due to a problem and am struggling to follow the system realignment procedure described on the E30ic website. When using the Allen wrench to try to secure the tonneau lid I'm putting a lot of torque on the Allen wrench (counterclockwise) and I can see the tonneau pull down but it's not locking. I'm hesitant to put more pressure on and fear breaking something.
The top is in the "up" state so there should be nothing inside to interfere with the mechanisms.
Does anyone have experience with this process? How hard should this be if things are working correctly?
I have not tried to have someone push on the tonneau to help yet, but that's my next step.
My original problem was that I heard a gear grinding sound or "ratcheting" sound while the tonneau cover was closing. If I helped the tonneau drop by supporting some of the weight it would help.
Eventually the final step of the convertible top rear dropping down wouldn't occur, which suggests to me that the tonneau lid "lock" wasn't happening. The ratcheting noise would continue so I gave up and released all the motors/locks.
I've done a lot of searching and learned a lot but it's still not apparent how to troubleshoot this one.
Any suggestions on how to maintain this mechanism is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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