Bferry70 Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 Morning all, Having not had the roof down for a few months (a weak excuse, I know, considering the heated seats!), I have seem to have developed a problem with the clamshell alignment. The clamshell no longer wants to completely close when the hood is down, stopping shy of a consistent 1 inch all round. Having read a few posts on this, I have checked that the hood is all correctly attached and I have greased all moving parts but still the clamshell is not completely sitting flush. Am I right in thinking there is a manual adjustment that can be made, and if so, is it an easy fix? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieboy2608 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) On 3/28/2022 at 10:31 AM, Bferry70 said: Morning all, Having not had the roof down for a few months (a weak excuse, I know, considering the heated seats!), I have seem to have developed a problem with the clamshell alignment. The clamshell no longer wants to completely close when the hood is down, stopping shy of a consistent 1 inch all round. Having read a few posts on this, I have checked that the hood is all correctly attached and I have greased all moving parts but still the clamshell is not completely sitting flush. Am I right in thinking there is a manual adjustment that can be made, and if so, is it an easy fix? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. As this is a question you might receive a better audience if you re-submit in the "Boxster chat 986" section or "Technical question" area 🙂 Edited March 29, 2022 by charlieboy2608 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferry70 Posted March 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Good point. Thanks👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferry70 Posted March 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Having not had the roof down for a few months (a weak excuse, I know, considering the heated seats!), I have seem to have developed a problem with the clamshell alignment. The clamshell no longer wants to completely close when the hood is down, stopping shy of a consistent 1 inch all round. Having read a few posts on this, I have checked that the hood is all correctly attached and I have greased all moving parts but still the clamshell is not completely sitting flush. Am I right in thinking there is a manual adjustment that can be made, and if so, is it an easy fix? I think the hood might be stopping the clamshell sitting flush. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Sounds like teh drive could have dropped out of sync. @TROOPER88 believe you gave advice on this recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferry70 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 10 hours ago, ½cwt said: Sounds like teh drive could have dropped out of sync. @TROOPER88 believe you gave advice on this recently? When you say drive, do you mean the 2 gear boxes - one on either side of the hood? If that's the case then it sounds like it it can possibly be adjusted? Has anyone had to do this that could shed some light? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 @bally4563 did you do this on a 987 recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 2 hours ago, ½cwt said: @bally4563 did you do this on a 987 recently? I did, is it locking shut or can you still lift the clam shell? And does it close with the roof up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferry70 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, bally4563 said: I did, is it locking shut or can you still lift the clam shell? And does it close with the roof up? I haven't tried lifting the clamshell, so can't say for certain. The light goes of on the instrument panel to say the process is complete? When the hood is closed, the clamshell shuts and sits nicely flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROOPER88 Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 If your clam closes correctly with the roof closed, there is nothing wrong with the gearboxes, or cables etc Id strongly advise not to play about with it tbh If the clam is not closing fully with the roof open and it’s open the same amount across the clam, it’s the roof itself that’s causing your problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 I had this on a 987. It was the plastic trim where the roof clips to the rear of the car. If it isn't clipped on properly, the roof doesn't sit low enough and the clamshell sits high. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 42 minutes ago, TROOPER88 said: If your clam closes correctly with the roof closed, there is nothing wrong with the gearboxes, or cables etc Id strongly advise not to play about with it tbh If the clam is not closing fully with the roof open and it’s open the same amount across the clam, it’s the roof itself that’s causing your problem 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferry70 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 36 minutes ago, Araf said: I had this on a 987. It was the plastic trim where the roof clips to the rear of the car. If it isn't clipped on properly, the roof doesn't sit low enough and the clamshell sits high. Good luck. I'll have a good inspection when I get home. Interestingly, it had it's annual service in January and I certainly haven't had the hood down since then. Thanks for the replies all👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Bferry70 said: I'll have a good inspection when I get home. Interestingly, it had it's annual service in January and I certainly haven't had the hood down since then. Thanks for the replies all👍 That could be when it happened then. If the plastic roof edging isn't clipped back properly after the roof has been in service mode, it takes up the roof space when in the lowered position on the 987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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