Installing The Soft Top - Jeep WRANGLER 2023 Owner's Manual

Step Four
5. Repeat on the opposite side.
6. Utilizing two people, lift the soft top up and away
from the vehicle, careful to avoid the vehicle's sport
bar, trim, and tire carrier. Store the soft top in a
safe, clean, and dry location.
Step Six
7. Using the provided #50 Torx head driver and
ratchet, unscrew the Torx screw on both rear cor-
ners of the vehicle, removing the retainers.
Step Seven

INSTALLING THE SOFT TOP

1. If currently installed, remove the hard top
page 85.
2. Install the door rails, starting with the front, followed
by the rear on each side. For instructions and appro-
priate torque specifications for the door rail Torx
screws page 93.
3. Install the rear retainers on each side of the rear of
the vehicle using the provided #50 Torx head driver
and ratchet. Refer to the following table for recom-
mended torque specifications.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Step Three
CAUTION!
Do not overtighten Torx screws. Damage to the retain-
ers will occur.
Torque Specifi-
cation For Torx Maximum
Screw
119.5 in-lb 150.5 in-lb
13.5 N·m 17.0 N·m
CAUTION!
Failure to follow the next steps could result in dam-
age to the Soft Top or vehicle.
4. Making sure the lift assist mechanism is in the
"lock" position, lift the soft top into the rear of the
vehicle with the side links pointing toward the front.
Lower the lift assist mechanisms onto its retainers
on both sides (on the inside of the sport bar).
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2
Minimum
106.2 in-lb
12.0 N·m