So ...
Thes jobs were done as in one case the motors span on the cables and in the other the roof jammed open , one is a 996 the other a 997 .. both have the same roof assembly .
Targa roofs are pretty tight when new , its normal for the roof to move slowly and in all instances you should have the engine running before operateing it .
People / Garages tend to assume that as its slow it needs lubricateing ...
It Doesn,t ... lubricateing the cables or the mechanism will at first cause the Targa roof to operate faster but after a while the lubricant will collect with dirt / normal dust etc and cause a thick sticky paste .
This will collect on the cables and slow down the roof .. eventually it will just jam it .
In the worst cases it will spin the motor gears on the cables .. very noisy and unplesent sound !
This is the worse one as it will damage the motor gear and they are over £300 each .
Normal is for the roof to either slip and not close evenly or just jam up and have to be manually closed ... basically pulled shut by hand whilst operateing the switch.
First image is of the motors with the tools needed to manually close the roof .
Thes jobs were done as in one case the motors span on the cables and in the other the roof jammed open , one is a 996 the other a 997 .. both have the same roof assembly .
Targa roofs are pretty tight when new , its normal for the roof to move slowly and in all instances you should have the engine running before operateing it .
People / Garages tend to assume that as its slow it needs lubricateing ...
It Doesn,t ... lubricateing the cables or the mechanism will at first cause the Targa roof to operate faster but after a while the lubricant will collect with dirt / normal dust etc and cause a thick sticky paste .
This will collect on the cables and slow down the roof .. eventually it will just jam it .
In the worst cases it will spin the motor gears on the cables .. very noisy and unplesent sound !
This is the worse one as it will damage the motor gear and they are over £300 each .
Normal is for the roof to either slip and not close evenly or just jam up and have to be manually closed ... basically pulled shut by hand whilst operateing the switch.
First image is of the motors with the tools needed to manually close the roof .
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