51 00... Service position of soft top compartment lid

Special tools required:

WARNING: Danger of injury by trapping!

Fully open soft top compartment lid (1) as shown.

Removing hydraulic cylinder at top right or left as follows:

Fig 1: Identifying Soft Top Compartment Lid

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IMPORTANT: Never lift off ball socket with engaged clamp.
Before installation, grease ball socket if necessary.

Installation note:

Pack grease into two opposite positions in socket.

The grease spreads after installation on the ball pin all round in the ball socket.

Dismantling/installing ball sockets:

Push on clamp in direction of groove with screwdriver
Lift off ball socket from ball pin
Slide clamp back
Fit ball socket on ball stud and snap into place with force

Fig 2: Lifting Off Ball Socket From Ball Pin
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Remove ball head (1) as described above.

Fig 3: Identifying Ball Head

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NOTE: If necessary, remove second hydraulic cylinder at top right or left.

Fig 4: Identifying Special Tool 54 3 120

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