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FOLDING TOP
13-43
FRONT ROOF
RAIt GUIDE
1691
Fig. 13-79 —Guide Adjustment
guide studs on the front roof rail to enter holes in
the striker assemblies, proceed as follows:
1. Unlatch top and raise it above windshield
header. Remove side roof rail weatherstrip
front attaching screws.
2. Loosen side roof rail lock attaching screws
and adjust front roof rail fore or aft as re-
quired. Repeat on opposite side if necessary
(Fig. 13-80).
NOTE: If additional adjustment is required, it
can be made at the folding top male hinge.
3. When front roof rail is properly adjusted,
tighten lock attaching screws and install weath-
erstrip attaching screws.
FRONT ROOF RAIL LOCK ASSEMBLY
Removal and Installation
1. Unlock top from windshield header.
2. With top in a half-v.oen position, remove lock
attaching screws; th sn, remove lock assembly
from front roof rail (Fig. 13-80).
3. To install, reverse removal procedure.
FRONT ROOF RAIL LOCK ADJUSTMENT
If the locking action of top is unsatisfactory, the
Fig. 13-80 —Lock Attachment
hook on the lock assembly may be adjusted as
follows:
1. To tighten or increase locking action, turn
lock hook clockwise.
2. To reduce or decrease locking action, turn
lock hook counterclockwise.
ADJUSTMENT OF TOP CONTROL
LINK ADJUSTING PLATE
1. With top in up position, if joint between front
and center side roof rail is too high or too low,
proceed as follows:
a. Remove folding top compartment side trim
panel.
b. Scribe location of control link adjusting
plate on folding top compartment brace.
c. Loosen two bolts securing control link ad-
justing plate sufficiently to permit adjust-
ment of plate (Fig. 13-81).
d. Without changing fore and aft location of
adjusting plate, adjust side roof rail up or
down allowing adjusting plate to move up
or down over serrations on support as
required; then tighten bolts.
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