Sorry, posted in the wrong section earlier.
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Sorry, posted in the wrong section earlier. Just checked out the sticky in this section, seems like a great deal of experience here. I screwed up and posted this in the wrong section a few days ago. I'm gonna go and try some of the stuff I've read earlier here after work tomorrow. Here's the original post, thanks.
" I recently purchased a 95' Trans Am conv. project car. The top hasn't seemed to work right since I've gotten it. Today I was looking around in the trunk and noticed a valve on the top of the "pump/motor" and turned it, got in the car and held the conv. top button down in the retract position. It worked but didn't come back up. Here are my questions, is there a servicing port for fluid, a check point and what kind of fluid? Which way does the valve need to be in for normal use? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
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" I recently purchased a 95' Trans Am conv. project car. The top hasn't seemed to work right since I've gotten it. Today I was looking around in the trunk and noticed a valve on the top of the "pump/motor" and turned it, got in the car and held the conv. top button down in the retract position. It worked but didn't come back up. Here are my questions, is there a servicing port for fluid, a check point and what kind of fluid? Which way does the valve need to be in for normal use? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
-SS
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Got the hyd. oil in the pump, it took probably 1 1/2 qt. to get it to do anything. Functions now, but found a new problem. While watching the top come up I noticed a bar swinging that had a whole in it, needed to go somewhere right? Then discovered the allen head bolt laying in the floor under the seat. I aligned the bolt through the structural bar, and began to tighten it. I seems that whatever the allen bolt is supposed to thread into is stripped. Can this piece be replaced? Also there is a plastic piece that is screwed to the metal part, looks like it was/is a deflector. Anyway, the pass. side is broken off at the screws. Well, let me know what you guys think.
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The piece you want to replace, can you just get a small nut and bolt and fix it like that? Is it out of view? If so that would be my route on that issue. What plastic piece? Inside or outside the top? Got a pic? That would be great.
