Yesterday after returning from a 100 mile ride-about I was lowering the top before entering the garage. The top cycled properly through all the different phases and ended with the beep, and the latch mechanism poised about 8 inches above the windscreen. I reached up to pull it down and latch it and it didn't want to come down. I tugged much harder than usual to get it to bang down in place so I could latch it. Previously there was some resistance when pulling it down that last 8 inches always with a bang, but this time I really needed to put a bit of muscle into it.

question: is it normal that this last segment of the process might be slightly inconsistent in its tension? Perhaps the hydraulics have a tolerance? Or, would cleaning the top with water and wiping it down cause the material to shrink up a bit and increase the tension of the last part of the lowering process?

All ideas welcome...popeye