Porshe 911 (997). Manual - part 498

Detaching roof liner at rear and transverse struts

9. Detach roof liner at rear and transverse struts.

9.1. Pull plastic strip -2- of roof liner to the rear and detach it -1-

.

9.2. Pull out transverse struts -3- with plastic sleeves -4- and remove the roof liner -1- .

Detaching sound absorber from the hardtop body

10. Loosen sound absorber from the hardtop body.

10.1. Loosen the sound absorber -2- of the hardtop body -1- using a spatula.

Removing foam strips

11. Remove foam strips.

11.1. Carefully pull off foam strips -1- on B-pillar -A- , at rear of roof -B- and at the centring pegs at front

-C-

 and the foam pads -2- on the left and right.

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Removing locking lever

12. Remove locking lever.

12.1. Unscrew and remove fastening screws -1- from the locking lever -2- .

Pressing expander nuts out of the hardtop body

13. Press expander nuts out of the hardtop body.

13.1. Press expander nuts -1- out of the hardtop body -2- at the sides and

top.

Assembling hardtop

Assembling hardtop

1. Set the hardtop down on the assembly fixture on the outer roof

panel.

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Pressing expander nuts into the hardtop body

Note

Please observe the coloured installation position of the expander nuts!

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1A = yellow

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1B = white

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1C = green

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2A = red

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2B = white

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2. Press expander nuts into the hardtop body.

2.1. Beginning in the direction of travel going left

2.2. One red -2A- expander nut

2.3. Three yellow -1A- expander nuts

2.4. One green -1C-

expander nut

2.5. One white -1B-

expander nut

2.6. Press three green -1C- expander nuts into the hardtop

body.

2.7. Beginning in the direction of travel going right

2.8. One white -2B-

expander nut

2.9. Three yellow -1A- expander nuts

2.10. One green -1C- expander nut

2.11. One white -1B- expander nut

2.12. Press three green -1C- expander nuts into the hardtop body.

2.13. Press the expander nuts at the front -1B- into the hardtop body in the direction of

travel.

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Sticking felt strips on inside of window aperture

3. Stick felt strips on inside of window aperture.

3.1. Stick a felt strip -2- approx. 2 cm wide along the window aperture on the rivet joints of the hardtop

body -1- .

Sticking sound absorber in the hardtop body

4. Stick sound absorber on the hardtop body.

4.1. Position the self-adhesive sound absorber -2- in the hardtop body -1- and press firmly into

place.

Fitting locking lever

5. Fit locking lever.

5.1. Position locking lever -2- on hardtop body -1- and secure with fastening screws -3- . Tightening

torque → Tightening torque : 10 (7.5 ftlb.) Nm

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