Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement (Number 4 Bow)

REMOVAL PROCEDURE

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Removal Procedure:

1. Remove the folding top and place the top on a clean flat surface.

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Removal Procedure:

2. Remove the protective pads from the studs at the ends of the number five bow weatherstrip.
3. Remove the nuts from the number five bow weatherstrip.
4. Remove the number five bow weatherstrip.
5. Drill out the rivets attaching the top material to the bottom of the right and the left rear side rails.
6. Pull the top material from the bottom of the a rear side rails and from the ends of the number five bow.

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Removal Procedure:

7. Mark the position of the top material along the edge where it wraps over the number five bow (5) to aid in installation.
8. Remove the staples attaching the top material to the number five bow.
9. Fold the material forward over the number three bow (3).
10. Remove the screws attaching the headliner to the number four bow (4).
11. Remove the staples attaching the stay pad to the number four bow.
12. Turn the top over.
13. Remove the screws attaching the glare cover elastic straps.
14. Remove the screws attaching the headlining elastic straps to the number five bow.
15. Remove the screws attaching the headlining elastic straps to the rear side rails.
16. Remove the screws attaching the headlining to the rear side rails.
17. Remove the screws attaching the rear window support elastic straps to the number four bow (4).

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Removal Procedure:

18. Remove the screws attaching the number tour bow to the main control link bracket (4).
19. Remove the number four bow.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Installation Procedure:

1. Install the screws attaching the number four bow to the main control link bracket (4).

Tighten
Tighten the roof bow to main control link bracket screws to 13 N.m (9 lb ft).

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Installation Procedure:

2. Position the top right side up and in a fully raised position.
3. Staple the stay pad to the number four bow (4).
4. Install the screws attaching the headliner to the number 4 bow.

Tighten
Tighten the headliner attaching screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).

5. Turn the top over.
6. Install the rear window support elastic straps to the number four bow.

Tighten
Tighten the elastic strap attaching screws to 2 N.m 17 lb in).

7. Install the staples attaching the top material to the number five bow.

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Installation Procedure:

8. Glue the top material to the bottom of the right and left side rails.
9. Install the rivets attaching the top material to the bottom of the right and left rear side rails.
10. Install the screws attaching the headlining elastic straps to the number five bow.

Tighten
Tighten the elastic strap attaching screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).

11. Install the screws attaching the headlining to the rear side rails.

Tighten
Tighten the folding top headlining attaching screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).

12. Install the screws attaching the ends of the glare cover to the number five bow (5).

Tighten
Tighten the glare cover screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Installation Procedure:

13. Install the number 5 bow weatherstrip.

Tighten
Tighten the number five bow weatherstrip nuts to 3.5 N.m (31 lb in).

14. Install the protective pad to the weatherstrip studs.

Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 4 Bow - Installation Procedure:

15. Install the folding top.