roof cable

[markgj]

Sunny day in Cornwall, off with the roof... er, no.

Anyone experienced snapped/disconnected cable so that rod that slides into roof panel stays put? Bit of twisting got it off, job for the weekend to get it back on!

This reminds me, I must get throttle cable checked... there's always bloody something!

[sandman]

Funny you say that .... I think mine may have gone too.

Haven't had a change to get a really good look at the problem yet? Have you any ideas onhow to fix this ??

[Jarrett]

It is a fairly common fault I am afraid.

Most times the cables do not break or become disconnected, they stretch to the point that there is not enough tension on the lever to pull the pin back.

There is some adjustment in the lever mechanism in the boot but it can be a real bugger to get to. If this is not enough then the mechanism and the cable need to be removed, cable length sorted and refitted.

Had my dealer do mine. Took them 2 hours labour to fix.

Jarrett

[Graham and Rosie]

But you never drive your car Jarrett, do you just take the roof off to pose outside for the neighbours?

Collecting my car from another service this weekend....24k this time and new rear brake pads AGAIN, they only did them last service!

Graham

[markgj]

Kings of Warwick are collecting Monday, fingers crossed it's straightforward and not too costly.

These faults do TVR's reputation no good at all, five minutes with me put a colleague off buying a Tamora which is a real shame but what can you say when the question of build quality crops up?

I'll keep you posted on the roof!

[paul-wh]

What you do Mark is tell them that after driving a TVR they will probably put up with the niggles.

One of my roof cables is stretched. The pin doesnt push all the way home when I put the roof on. I hadnt looked to see if it can be tightened but I shall have a look tommorrow.

Paul

[whitey]

Unfortunately both my roof pin cables stretched to the point they needed replaced. Not cheap, £200 or so quid either side. Apparantly there is some adjustment that can be done, so if they don't seem to be working correctly, I would suggest a quick trip to the dealer to see if they can adjust them to maybe avoid having to replace them.

Cheers
Whitey

[markgj]

Ta for that. More bleeding dosh! Still, if I will keep taking the roof off what can I expect?!

Kings of Warwick have had it in, new cable required, back in Thursday oh, and they might as well do the service while it's there!

What next and how much I wonder?

[ajvmoore]

Adjusted mine - need a 14mm stubby open ended spanner, bit fiddly, but improved mucho - also, squirted gallons of wd40 down the caples - operates much smoother - probably increase cable life. Also also, the hoops on the roof panel were both loose - ground down an allen key to tighten em, at the same time improved the roof 'shut' line. I'm such a sad B@stard sometimes! nothing better to do with a friday night!