Removing and Installing Convertible-Top Compartment Lid Drive

Removing And Installing Convertible-Top Compartment Lid Drive

Tools







Technical values







Preliminary work

1. Move convertible top to service position.
2. Remove carpet over the motor.
2.1. To loosen the carpet, pull out the plastic clips using special tool 21 and remove the carpet. Removal tool, universal NR.21

Removing motor for convertible-top compartment lid drive

1. Disengage electric plug connection for microswitch -5- from holder, release -A- and disconnect.







2. Loosen both fastening nuts -1-, release the electric plug connection -2- and unplug from control unit.







3. Pull motor with driving mechanism to the rear out of the console.
4. Loosen the two hexagon-head threaded bolts -3- and remove.







5. Remove motor for convertible-top compartment lid drive -4-.

Installing motor for convertible-top compartment lid drive

1. Grasp convertible-top compartment lid above the brake light and pull up and back until it is fully open.

The potentiometer must be set to 6.2 k ohms before installing the motor.

2. Slide potentiometer onto shaft of the motor and note position of lug -A- on motor; do not clip potentiometer to the motor.






3. The potentiometer can be adjusted by pressing out and turning the shaft.
The potentiometer must be set to 6.2 k ohms before installing the motor.

4. Connect a commercially available digital multimeter to pin 3 (blue/yellow) and pin 5 (red/black) of the potentiometer.







5. Lift potentiometer from the motor and turn on the toothing until it reaches a value of 6.2 k.
6. Clip potentiometer onto the motor.
7. Coat hexagon socket head bolt for emergency release of the convertible-top compartment lid with screw locking compound and screw it in three turns (left-hand thread).
8. Secure motor for the convertible-top compartment lid with the two studs -3- -B- to the driving mechanism. Tightening torque: 6 Nm (4.5 ftlb.)







9. Slide motor with potentiometer onto the bracket and screw down with fastening nuts -1-. Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)







10. Push electric plug connection for potentiometer -2- into control unit until connector is felt to engage.







11. Connect electric plug connection for microswitch -5- and engage on bracket.

Subsequent work

1. Reinstall the carpet over the motor.
2. Take convertible top out of the service position.
3. Write the read out values with the PIWIS Tester 9718. Refer to Removing and installing convertible top control unit.