Originally Posted by stargzr
I think if the tonneau cover were to be raised manually to a vertical position, perhaps a cable lubricating device like the ones used for motorcycles and bicycles would work. My roadster didn't come with the special tool for releasing the tonneau cover latch and I haven't found a substitute tool yet. I'm not sure that I have what is needed to make one.
I open mine with a 5.5mm allen wrench and a 10mm hand wrench...easy once you know the procedure. There is a thread covering that here!