I had my t tops out the other day to clean them and realized there is play in the shafts. They used to leak pretty badly, but i adjusted them and they dont leak nearly as much, but still do a little, mostly on the passengers side which is where the t-top has play.

The drivers side is held down very firmly and snug, but the passengers side is loose, i can lift it up a little less than 1/4in even while its "locked" down into the car. Im almost positive this is why its still leaking, and it rattles when hit a bump so id like to fix it for that reason as well.

Has anyone ever seen/heard of this? How do you fix it?

 

i had one do that also. I have 4 sets of spare t-tops. So guess what i did. hahaha

 

Haha well Im not fourtunate enough to have any others laying around lol and id rather fix the original ones than buy another set, if possible.

Do you know how to fix it?

 

I never did tear into it... try Craigslist, you might be surprised how many are on there.... and close by... WHOA where in Charlotte are you? lol im right by Wylie on s. tryon

 

Id really rather fix it than buy new ones. Thatd be my last resort I guess. But i live right on the matthews/charlotte border, literally there is a sign right next to my house saying matthews border lol but my dad has a trans shop on s tryon. Im about 20min from it

 

Where the lock shafts go into the body there's a housing there with 2 screws on it. I think that's adjustable.

 

Its within the T-top itself. I could lift the t-top up about 1/4 inch with it locked onto the car of course.. when the window gets rolled up all the way it pushed the t-top up and leaked a little bit..... adjusting that bracket would suck it down but, idk thats just a bandaid fix...

 

Yea, the t-top still is movable when its locked in. Im not sure if the window pushes it up any, but i do know that it leaks from that side, and that the shafts move around when they shouldnt be able to. I adjusted it but it still leaks.

 

have to get ballsy and take that cover off lol

 

lol i did, but i still dont know how to fix it. Any ideas?

 

I'll go out and take the cover off mine and, see if i cant find whats causing the issue. but I did find these... looks like they could use a cleaning, or swap the Mechanical part.. pretty cheap tho... http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/pts/3135917239.html

 

Aren't the pins at both ends of the t-top in sliders? And those sliders should have almost no play in them at all?

 

Yea, thats exactly what it is... I honestly thought there was more support for the shafts, HA what you see at the end of the T-top is what you got..... and that support Is glued to the glass.. that plastic guide might be replaceable but i wouldnt hold my breath, i'd be getting that set of tops if i were you...

Heck i got a set of the Hook style T-tops with the hook receivers.... I wonder why the only set of those ive seen are the ones i have. hmmm

 

Yea, i might be looking into that. I know you said you have a few sets, would you be willing to sell one of them to a 3rd-gen bro? lol

 

hahaha yea, id help you out, but They're in Maine at my parents place, along with all my other Camaro parts haha

But that Craigslist link.. those are pretty cheap I'd check the Pins before i bought em.. but then again, you could use em as spares, cant get T-tops for that price anywhere.... Heck id go with ya and help ya talk the guy down to 30 maybe hahaha