Power top "latching" problem

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v8z4

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 Fountain Hills, AZ
My power top goes up and down smoothly, however when it reaches the “end” of the travel (the locking stage), it does not “finish” out smoothly. It goes a little (ex: latches a bit), then stops. I let off the button, push the button again, it latches a little more, then stops. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Finally I get it fully latched and the red light goes out. I can then open the top, it comes all the way down, and then “stops” (during the “down latch” process). Same as latching (push button, get a bit, let off, repeat, repeat, repeat). Up/down, same thing. Pump is working fine, it’s just the latching phase that is off.

What could cause this?

Chris
 
Could be a weak battery. See if it's any better with the engine revving a bit.

The catches are not hydraulic. AFAIK the head rail catches are motor driven gears and the stowage catch is a simple spring catch.
 
I got it working again this morning. For some reason my power top controller looses its reference. Is there a procedure of "resetting" the power top limits so it knows where full up/full down is?

Chris
 
Try pulling fuse 31 out for a few minutes before replacing. Perhaps you have a bad connection to the sensors or they are out of adjustment?
 
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