Hi all,
Could someone please tell me the most common (easiest) method of
erecting the soft top on a TR3A? I have restored and refitted the
hoodbows, but the hood seems impossibly tight to fit. I am worried
about ripping the tenax pegs out of the windscreen! I know they need to
be stretched and fitted in the sun, but..
Any comments/techniques welcome :-)
I do it according to the directions of the german Triumph clubs :
I raise the bows all completely loosen. Then apply the top and fasten ALL
of the buttons. (at this point there is no tension in the top at all) Then
I get into the car and erect the bows in once. This works best with two
people. (one for erecting one side) Therefore you have the pull bars on
the backside of the pin joints.
And yes, there is quite a lot of tension in top once it is in place. But
this is correct. It has to be so. Never, you can't stress that point
enough, never erect the bows and then try to fit the teenax or
lift-at-dots. To much danger of damaging the knobs themselves or bunk them
out of the top.
regards
Thomas Neuneck
Pall Deutschland GmbH Holding
IT-Services
Philipp Reis Strasse 6
63303 Dreieich
Phone : ++49 (0)6103 307158
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http://www.pall.com
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