Top box wont go all the way up :(

Kitegirl · Post by **Kitegirl** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:10 am

Guys,

Thanks for the info so far...

OK, so the top's only going about 2/3 of the way up, it's not 'just the final inch' problem.. Met a mechanic in Scotland in the summer who gave me some grease that I covered the rails with.. still no joy..

What's happening is, it's making a noise as the top goes up, then it gets so far and makes a noise like it's missing something as the cog tries to turn.. if that makes sense?

It's doing the 'click, click, click' without actually catching and going anywhere...

And the top's not getting anywhere near as far up as it did when I first got it just a year ago..

Help?

Thanks

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:15 am

Something wrong there I fear - time to call in the experts

Once diagnosed it shouldn't be too hard to get a replacement with so many Bongos being broken right now

Dave up north · Post by **Dave up north** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:36 am

Get it looked at sharpish.
If it has come adrift, and you dont notice it isnt coming down evenly, then it WILL snap the roof.
If you have a spare £1500, please ignore this post.

Ta, Dave

Kitegirl · Post by **Kitegirl** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:38 am

Shoot...

OK, so here we go again... can anyone recommend a place to take it within reasonable distance of Hull???

Many thanks!

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:08 pm

Not sure if he will thank me for saying this, but Dreamwarrior (Mike) has to tackle replacement of his AFT and is in Yorkshire. He might allow you to join the party for an AFT love-in. At least you would be facing similar problems at the same time (two heads better than one). For his part, he could probably use a spare pair of hands.

Other than that, I'm not sure where your nearest expert for this specialist job is to be found. Anyone else know?

Good luck with it and keep us posted as this could be v useful to other members if it happens to them.

Mike

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:24 pm

There is a cable in the winching mechanism, that reels around a plastic wheel,it sounds like the cable has jumped the wheel,and may be getting snagged? This can easily be seen at the rear of some bongo's, but all the plastic covers are in place on mine,so harder for me to tell...

Kitegirl · Post by **Kitegirl** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:04 pm

bigdaddycain wrote:There is a cable in the winching mechanism, that reels around a plastic wheel,it sounds like the cable has jumped the wheel,and may be getting snagged? This can easily be seen at the rear of some bongo's, but all the plastic covers are in place on mine,so harder for me to tell...

Thanks very much fa that.. that's exactly what a guy who had a listen to it said.. I'll show him that post and ask him to have another look..

In the meantime, I'll not put the freetop up!

Am a bit fed up that there's no Bongo mechanics anywhere near Hull.. or along the M62 corridor.. seems every time I have an issue I'll have nowhere to take it

If it does turn out to be the cable, is there an easy way to fix that?

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:04 am

Sorry, luckily i've never encountered the problem, but i do recall hearing of similar problems on here in the past,i've tried a few combinations of words in the search facility, but i havent turned up anything of much substance for you.

If your man (whoever you decide to use) Manages to sort the problem, would you be so kind to let us know how please kitegirl? So that any other forum members in the future can sort their similar problem? Many thanks....

ronhud · Post by **ronhud** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:24 pm

kitegirl - I think there is a member in Bridlington -Heatherpetch - who might have info on garages

pistonbroke · Post by **pistonbroke** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:46 pm

Not strictlypart of your problem because the AFT releases, but as part of my normal maintenance, I smear some vaseline on the AFT seal to prevent it sticking/perishing to the bodywork.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:10 pm

pistonbroke wrote:Not strictlypart of your problem because the AFT releases, but as part of my normal maintenance, I smear some vaseline on the AFT seal to prevent it sticking/perishing to the bodywork.

Now that is v interesting PB as I recently pointed up on another thread, the possible problem in the future of perished seals needing replacement. Is it a known fact that vaseline is a good treatment for feeding/preserving the rubber etc, as something like that could be beneficial in prolonging the seals life