Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement (Number 2 Bow)
REMOVAL PROCEDUREFolding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Removal Procedure:
1. Position the top with the number one bow up.
2. Mark the location of the number one bow to the front side rail.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Removal Procedure:
3. Remove the fasteners attaching the right and left front side rail weatherstrips to the number one bow.
4. Remove the seal compression panel.
5. Mark the location of the top material where it wraps over the number one bow to aid in installation.
6. Remove the staples attaching the top material to the number one bow.
7. Remove the staples from the tension cable bracket flaps.
8. Remove the screws attaching the tension cables to the number one bow.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Removal Procedure:
9. Remove the screws attaching the headliner to the number one bow (1).
10. Remove the speed nuts attaching the headliner to the number one bow.
11. Fold the top material back over the number two bow (2).
12. Remove the staples attaching the stay pad to the number two bow.
13. Remove the screws attaching the headliner to the number two bow.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Removal Procedure:
14. Remove the screws attaching the number 2 bow to the main control link bracket (2).
15. Remove the number two bow.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Installation Procedure:
1. Install the screws attaching the number two bow to the main control link bracket (2).
Tighten
Tighten the roof bow to main control link bracket screws to 13 N.m (9 lb in).
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Installation Procedure:
2. Close and latch the convertible top.
3. Staple the stay pad to the number two bow.
4. Open the convertible top and position the number one and five bows up.
5. Install the screws attaching the headliner to the number two bow.
Tighten
Tighten the headliner attaching screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Installation Procedure:
6. Install the screws attaching the tension cables.
7. Attach the headliner to the number one bow (1) with speed nuts.
8. Install the screws attaching the headliner to the number one bow.
Tighten
Tighten the headliner attaching screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).
9. Staple the tension cable flap to the number one bow.
10. Staple the top material to the number one bow.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 2 Bow - Installation Procedure:
11. Install the seal compression panel.
Tighten
Tighten the seal compression panel screws to 3 N.m (25 lb in).
12. Install the fastener attaching the front side rail weatherstrip to the number one bow.
13. Close and latch the top.