How to repair a convertible top motor. This method will fix most convertible top motors when your top is having a hard time going back up. This repair was on…
Convertible Top Motor Repair
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Just finished and it worked GREAT!!! THANK YOU!!!
Where is the fluid going in the first place?
Hello that was amazing
Can I do that for BMW m3 e46 2004 convertible and can you tell me where is
the hydra pump is please.
I’m about to go try this on my mustang, I”m glad I didn’t call out for
repairs with my warrantee before seeing this video.
Excellent instruction that even this non-mechanical person could follow.
Re-insert the plug with a philips screwdriver, Placed screwdriver in hole
at top of the plug then insert and wiggle in, Thanks!
i have a 2003 mustang and the top has no problem going down but coming back
up it blows a fuse everytime. it does work when some of the load is taken
off by assisting it up. would this shorting of the fuse be caused by the
electronics being triggered by air and not hydraulic fluid in the
cylinder?
will this formula work on a 2005 mustang GT?
Hey thanks a lot this really worked for me I just did I recommend it! Just
one question I didnt fill it up completely I put a bit over 2 ounces bleed
the air out and add another 2 ounces, its fine?
Thanks for the instructions! Great information here!
What could be wrong with my covertible top motor it worked fine to me it
went up slowly and same thing when it came down and then it stopped working
all I get it a clicking noise from my relay switches and nothing from the
motor?
Hey I have an 2001 Mustang v6 and did the refill and got to the part to
lift up the top and the button/switch was a little sticky at first but then
began to lift the top slowly then it stopped I then began to press down and
it went down tried to press up again and the motor does not make a sound
nor lift the top.
thx bro,now i dont have to sell my mustang
AWESOME!! I just bought a 2000 Mustang convertible. I didn’t have it home
one day before the top wouldn’t go up. Thanks you VERY much for your video.
A quick trip to the store for fluid and she is working like a charm! Your
instructions were right on the money…easy fix…but no way could I have
done it one handed!
I have a 2000 mustang, which had similar problems struggling to go up.
Mechanics said it was my top cylinders which where leaking. I replaced the
cylinders today and now my top doesnt move at all. New cylinders sound like
there leaking now. What could be the issue? Should I try to refill the
motor or does this sound like something more needs to be done? I appreciate
the help
if it,s like saab theres a run off tube by hydraulic ram,s if your losing
oil look under rear suspension struts that,ll be where drain point is
Thank you so much!!! I had my top working in fifteen minutes and that’s
removing the seats too. I hate driving into a dealership in my Mustang.
They always come out smiling real big and showing off those pointy teeth.
Thanks so much, Helped with my wife`s new mustang,
Your video was the best.
I did learn the 4 rubber grommets were easier to press on with rubbing the
same fluid on the grommets before pressing on
Thank-you again. Ours works great!!!
This is Rick’s wife, and you just saved us $800 or actually $795 – had to
pay for the fluid. WE, Rick and I, we followed your video exactly, and
were able to replace hydraulic fluid in the motor, and that fixed the
motor, just as you said. It was a good feeling that (1) we could fix it
and (2) we saved so much money, Your video is an excellent training/fixing
tool. Thank you so very much. You saved me that $795, so Black Friday
here I come.
I have a 1998 Mustang. My top doesn’t seem to open or close when it is
extremely hot day. Do you think it could be the motor?
Hey would Jack oil work just as well?? please respond!!!
It wouldn’t hurt to try it if you can get to it. The principle is the same
and hopefully all it needs is recharged and bled the same way.
Thanks alot for very good instructions
My top won’t go down or up, what do you think it can be?
thanks
thanks so much!!
hi i just bought a 98 mustang and the top dont really budge much. can this
be the motor or hydraulic arms
Thanks it realy Works this video
I did this one month ago and my top was working great. Then it stopped
working again :/ . Is it possible my lines were just that dry it needs
refilled again? Or maybe I have a leak somewhere?
Just saved myself some money! Thnx for the tutorial, it really helped
You’re welcome:)
does this work for chrysler lebaron convertible tops? Mine stopped working
on the way up,, I was able to lock it down but now what?
Thanks for making this video – well done!!
What was the liquid used called
My 02 Mustang GT Motor went down just fine but now it does neither,up or
down. Stuck right now in down position.Is that still the fluid level or
could the motor/pump have gone out?
GREAT VIDEO!I only wish we’d found this video BEFORE we refilled our top
motor…we unwittingly put the plug in after we put the new fluid in the
motor, BUT failed to do the bleeding the air out of the system part first.
Unfortunately, the air pressure caused the fluid to bust out of the
cylinder and now we have to fix that. 🙁 Lesson learned tho.