Smart 2003 Pulse Cabriolet Petrol 450 700CC Roof Stuck out of Sync

[Giorgio 0]

Hi Guys

 

Hoping that someone can help me.

 

I have a Smart 2003 Pulse Cabriolet Petrol 450 700CC.

 

Problem is as follows:

1. Cabriolet/Convertible unable to close the roof fully.
2. RHS of Roof is closed completely, LHS will not close by approx 5 cm or 3 inches.
3. Roof on vehicle looks crooked.

 

Recently I replaced the convertible motors and also the Roof Ribs.

 

When I try to close the roof manually with an allen key, the roof will close all the way on the RHS, but will not close on the LHS by approx 5cm

 

I try to manually retract/open the roof but now the RHS will not move; it appears jammed at the pillars that adjoins the windscreen.

 

The LHS is trying to tract, but since the RHS will not retract, the LHS gets stuck.

 

Any advice or tips is greatly appreciated

 

Thanks for your help in advance

 

Giorgio

Perth West Australia

 

[smartdriver 49]

I don't know whether this will help, but the Canadian cars have only one roof motor and once aligned cannot go out of sync.

 

Assuming that there isn't some other obstruction, it might be worthwhile removing one motor and see how it functions using only one, which apparently is a published solution to a syncing problem.

 

I also remember having a terrible time feeding the drive spring back through the motor drive hole. Apparently it is common for the end of the drive spring to develop a burr on it making it extremely difficult to push it through.

 

A fine screwdriver and a lot of force finally did the trick.

Edited May 22, 2017 by smartdriver