Convertible Top: Description and Operation
CONVERTIBLE TOPConvertible Top:
Rear Window Glass Assembly
The convertible top assembly is equipped with a rear window glass assembly. The rear window glass assembly is permanently attached to the folding top rear window curtain and cannot be opened. The rear window glass must be repaired separately.
Stay Pad
The stay pad is attached to the bows and is repaired as a component.
Hydraulic System
The convertible top hydraulic system is comprised of the lift cylinders, the motor, the connecting hydraulic lines and a convertible top switch. The hydraulic system, except for the convertible top switch, is removed as an assembly, but the components may be repaired separately.
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
The convertible top will operate only with the parking brake engaged and the ignition switch in the RUN position. When the parking brake is engaged, the raise and lower relay coils are grounded through the parking brake switch. The convertible top switch supplies power to the raise or lower relay coil when raise or lower is selected. This power energizes the coil causing the relay contacts to close which supplies battery power to the convertible top motor/pump assembly. The normal state of the relay is connected to ground. When the raise or lower relay is operating, the other relay remains in its normal state supplying the motor/pump ground.
The convertible top motor/pump assembly is equipped with a thermal circuit breaker. The circuit breaker will typically reset after 5 minutes depending on the ambient temperature. The thermal circuit breaker cannot be repaired and must be replaced as a unit with the motor/pump assembly.
Convertible Top Adjustments
The convertible top adjustments must be made by a qualified technician.