AFT trouble.

spookmaria · Post by **spookmaria** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:16 pm

Hi guys i'm looking for assistance i'm a novice mechanic and our bongo roof is not raising properly it would seem that at the back it is not raising is there an easy way to raise the roof i've heard about using a 9mm allen key can anyone help please
Thanks

mickc · Post by **mickc** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:45 pm

If I'm reading your post correctly, it sounds like the roof is lifting as it should.

It only lifts at the front.

dave_aber · Post by **dave_aber** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:53 am

Does it look like this ?

If it does, then that's your lot
(assuming you have a factory-fitted AFT roof)

Various other aftermarket roofs are around, some open up at the rear (front hinged), and there's at least one type which open sideways.

Never seen one which rises up parallel to the closed position though on a Bongo.

Were you expecting something like this ?

spookmaria · Post by **spookmaria** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:18 am

I perhaps should have been more explanatory, there are 2 cracks around 8 inches form the rear of the vehicle on the aft which is impeding the roof raising fully hence why i'd like to know if there is another way of doing this. the struts extend but as far as i can make out there is also i think a screw drive at the very rear of the aft to help in raising i don't expect it to go straight up. i do see on the picture of the first bongo there is some sort of lifting mechanism at the rear, this is what i think is malfunctioning and i think the cracks are there because it was forced up and has cracked under the pressure by the previous owner.

spookmaria · Post by **spookmaria** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:51 pm

I have realised my error it would seem my newness to bongo ownership is showing, due to the crack in the roof it would not raise. After bracing it both sides with some wood and claps it raises now my only question is how to fix the cracked roof enough that it doesn't crack again under the strain of being raised?

Gasy · Post by **Gasy** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:04 pm

Ouch best to put some piccys up
But that will have to have a brace/ strip of metal bolted across split
Was it you that put some pics up a couple of weeks back
Or do we have another broken roof?

spookmaria · Post by **spookmaria** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:30 am

no that was us not another broken roof just the same injured one

would it be possible to repair without removal of roof do you think?

Post by **Simon Jones** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 3:58 pm

If it were me, I wouldn't bother trying to repair but get a replacement. This may be a bit far to travel but is quite good value: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-F ... 2348df642d

I think you also mentioned before about getting a hi top roof and this is a little bit closer to you: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-h ... 27f72250ae

There's got to be a van being scrapped somewhere in Scotland from which you could get another roof.

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