Hey guys. Thanks so much for the great ideas and suggestions. I apologize for taking the better part of the day to get back to you but my wife and I enjoyed the better part of the day at the local American Legion Post, taking part in something FAR MORE important than my silly top.

I never thought of hit a point in my life where I coups make that statement but…. Here we are. I hope you all had an equally fulfilling day.

ok…sorry I wasn’t clear in my original post. After I got the car back from the rebuilds (around December), EVERYTHING worked flawlessly. it was a dream.

to answer some questions….

- Plunger switch (spring thing near passengers ear) pushes in and out smoothly, extending and withdrawing properly (as it looks like it should)

- played with the divider numerous times. Send to seat in the little hooks on each side just as it should

- I probably should hear the top hydraulic motor but, after installing my new Kenwood system, Beethoven drowns out most sounds around me. Plus…some hearing issues. My wife and I BOTH have a listen this evening…definitely no pump sounds taking place.

- fluid level. Just about a woman’s finger width (not length), from top. Appears to be filled right where it should be.

- have only performed one manual top down and up procedure, and when retracted and button pressed, top does not rise from the dead.

I have not yet tried the top up and down manually procedure several times with the vehicle running. That was my next thing that I will try in the morning. Frankly, I haven’t done that because the description just sort of stops. It says “repeat bullets two and three once or twice more”. The end. So…. What do I do after that last up and close and hex lock? Does it just magically start working (in theory). It just sort of leaves you hanging so it felt like maybe it was not something many people have tried and had success with.

i do see it mentioned in one of your replies so I’m guessing it’s an actual thing that more than one person has tried and has success with. However…after the third try following the third bullet…. What next?

Am I missing any answers? I’m sorry if I did. I try to be thorough. My wife calls it **** retentive.

if anyone would rather “talk some ideas through”, to try live…the old fashioned way…I would be happy to give them my number.

thank you again everyone. Really appreciate the warm reception for a newbie and the excellent suggestions and timeliness of replies.

Rgds

William