Better Check em! Cracked Convertible Top hydraulic lines
If you have an old convertible and have never checked your hydraulic hoses that are attached to the pump... now might be a good time! The convertible top hoses on your car get brittle with age, don't wait till they start to leak and ruin the trunk or interior of your car!
I have a 69 Dart GT vert and didnt even know mine were bad...
I went to move them to clean the floorboard under back seat and one of them just snapped! I grabbed another one and pulled on it and it snapped too! Appears they were original and I guess they had done their job with 40+ yrs of service.
Looks like I was "lucky". Could have gotten whole car back together (carpet in, new seat skins, etc) not knowing they were bad, and then had nasty mess...
Ordered a set from Convertible Specialists who offers free shipping on orders over $100 on their Ebay site. They also sent great instructions, and when I called with a couple questions... they answered everything- no problems! I would highly recmmnd these guys.
Anyway- it was fairly easy install: bled system, replaced hoses, added fluid, and refilled pump and re-bled system. Heres a link to the help page:
http://topsdown.com/pages.php?pageid=6
Heres Ebay link to convertible specialists: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1963...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Heres a few pics of the original cracked hoses and the installation of the new hoses:
If you have an old convertible and have never checked your hydraulic hoses that are attached to the pump... now might be a good time! The convertible top hoses on your car get brittle with age, don't wait till they start to leak and ruin the trunk or interior of your car!
I have a 69 Dart GT vert and didnt even know mine were bad...
I went to move them to clean the floorboard under back seat and one of them just snapped! I grabbed another one and pulled on it and it snapped too! Appears they were original and I guess they had done their job with 40+ yrs of service.
Looks like I was "lucky". Could have gotten whole car back together (carpet in, new seat skins, etc) not knowing they were bad, and then had nasty mess...
Ordered a set from Convertible Specialists who offers free shipping on orders over $100 on their Ebay site. They also sent great instructions, and when I called with a couple questions... they answered everything- no problems! I would highly recmmnd these guys.
Anyway- it was fairly easy install: bled system, replaced hoses, added fluid, and refilled pump and re-bled system. Heres a link to the help page:
http://topsdown.com/pages.php?pageid=6
Heres Ebay link to convertible specialists: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1963...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Heres a few pics of the original cracked hoses and the installation of the new hoses:
