Just a few notes from me after my completion of changing the full set of hydraulic. All of these notes are in the thread but here they are in one place. I am a novice and this task is not complex or hard to do. I strongly suggest that you give it a try.
1 Everything you need to know is in this thread. The quality of pictures are outstanding of actual things you need to do.
2 Take pictures of " before" of the way the wires and hydraulic lines are run. I was vey eager to get the cylinder back in , as a result I was not happy of the way mine came out and had to redo several of the cylinders to get it the way it was.
3 Take pictures of where the white washers go and do not go.
4 When you are removing the cylinders immediately connect the sensors to the hydraulic line they are coupled with. I used plastic wire wraps. Cut the wrap just before you connect one of the set. The hydraulic lines basically maintain the shape to show you where they go. The sensors have no marking that I saw and do no have any indication of where they came from.
5 Odd number hydraulic line goes to the movable portion of the cylinder.
6 Make sure the "o-ring" is at the end of the fat portion of the hydraulic line connector as you inset the connecter into the cylinder. The o ring can slide down the barrel before it gets in the cylinder and seats itself. This can cause a leak in your system. It happened 3 times to me. I caught it 2 times and the third time it got by me. My old eyes had trouble seeing it clearly as I put it together. Klaus has a very good picture on the bag that contains the new "O-rings" on what and how you need to do it.
7 The clips for the lines fly away as you try to slide them off. I finally figured out to put a large cloth under the area I was working on to catch the clip if it went flying away. They are very hard to find if they fly away.
8 You probably have all the tools you need now accept for a pop rivet gun. They are cheap and easy to get.
9 If you have trouble do not try to force the latch of the bow portion of the top into the tonneau cover. Stop, take a small walk and then manually open the top so you can find where the problem is. Always start trying to see if the tops is working with it in the open position.
10. The top down switch is located over the passenger seat. I never saw it in my effort to complete the task. Once you know it is there you cannot miss it. The plastic portion that determines if the top is fully down and locked is very easy to break.
11 The two main cylinders for the top have a steel cable running through the bottom mounting location. Be aware of them and make sure you do not somehow get caught on them. They do break at the connection to the top frame.
12 When you have a problem or a "surprise" get to the forum for help. You will be amazed how quick you will get very good help.