Just wondering, mine looks a tad low any special tricks in doing it. I'm guessing all you do is unscrew that nut on top of the vessel and just add to the line?
No I dont think so but it looks to be a tad low however. I have the fluid so I figured I would top it off but im scared to fool around back there
Ricochet sometimes it's wise to be scared when messing around in the corner in the back in the dark. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Trust me. I haven't tried it but I would be scared to touch it. I guess maybe adding a little fluid won't hurt. Don't trust the dealer huh? Probably a good choice unless you know you found one that knows what they're doing.
You can have a leak and not know it. There are two tonneau latching cylinders inside the quarter panels. If they leak, the oil goes on the ground and you may not notice. Most of the leaks are a result of the connections at the cylinders coming loose because they were not properly clipped on. It takes time for them to actually leak.
I took these shots from the manual today. Still have not topped off the fluid yet, but to do so, it appears you need to unhook that big black box off the back above the cylinder so you can access it better and fill er up. Too much or not enough fluid can cause major problems. I just want to know how to access those cylinders in the quarter panels. I will most likely let the dealer do this but will print out the details so they will understand better what I want and then if they mess it up, its on them. I just don't trust myself with these things. Hope the info. is helpful to those of you more mechanically inclined than I. I can paint it full, but then, that just won't do will it?
Ok Ricochet, your move. My queen is in check.
Can someone please elaborate on instruction # 2 ? What is considered, Top in the open position? Does that mean, top all the way down inside the compartment and the lid not yet closed? Thanks!
Last edited by Maui Mike : 06-07-2006 at 12:07 AM.
Can someone please elaborate on instruction # 2 ? What is considered, Top to open position? Does that mean top all the way down inside the compartment and the lid not yet closed? Thanks!
I just took a good look at mine now. I see two dots painted on the tank one white one green. The fluid level is at the white dot line. Is there supposed to be a line embossed into the tank or are these painted on dots our markers??? Oh im so confused now.
There are embossed letters by those marks on mine that say minimum and maximum. Very hard to see, but they are there. Yours appears to be exactly where it should be. Quite a bit of fluid is still in the lines so you need to account for that.
I just took a good look at mine now. I see two dots painted on the tank one white one green. The fluid level is at the white dot line. Is there supposed to be a line embossed into the tank or are these painted on dots our markers??? Oh im so confused now.
Thank you! I wanted someone to post a picture of it!
I just took a good look at mine now. I see two dots painted on the tank one white one green. The fluid level is at the white dot line. Is there supposed to be a line embossed into the tank or are these painted on dots our markers??? Oh im so confused now.
I can't believe they couldn't find a better way to mark the container. They might as well have used a Magic Marker. It would have cost them less. Guess I'll have to get out the crayons to mark it.
The roof has to be up and the tonneau has to be raised to access the hardware but you have to practically crawl inside the box to get to the pump.
Don't you just take that brass nut off the top of the tank and fill from there? I can easily get to mine from the drivers side with the top down as seen in the picture. I do think a small funnel would be best to use however.
There is a lot more open room with the top up but you have to reach over the side. If you can get to it with the top down, then that would be easier. I actually never thought of doing it that way because the compartment is full of hardware. A glue syringe with a curved spout would probably be the best applicator once you removed the plug.
That's a good question. There will be the minimum amount of fluid in the tank when the roof is up and the tonneau and flap are fully extended open. The only difference between minimum and maximum is the displacement of the cylinder rods since there is fluid on both sides of the pistons. This is why it is so difficult to manually actuate the roof since you have to move all that fluid.
Regarding another question, the quarter panel cylinders can be accessed by removing the latch panels on either side of the roof compartment. You can see the hoses go through these panels. If you take them off, you need to make sure they go back into the same location so that the tonneau will latch and fit properly.
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Originally Posted by freezer
That's a good question. There will be the minimum amount of fluid in the tank when the roof is up and the tonneau and flap are fully extended open. The only difference between minimum and maximum is the displacement of the cylinder rods since there is fluid on both sides of the pistons. This is why it is so difficult to manually actuate the roof since you have to move all that fluid.
So the only time you would add fluid in the tank is when the top is up, tonneau and flap are fully extended open and your fluid level is below the minimum mark on the tank. Never fill above that minimum mark or your tank would be to full when the roof retracks possibly causing other problems...
Good luck!
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