[R129 SL] soft top not raising

[mooncusser]

Don't need the switch. Just have to give a tug on the top to line it
up with the switch as it goes down.
On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:14:52 -0400, you wrote:

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>part number for this switch : 1298206110
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>used on ebay ... don't buy used !! :-)
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>On my 92 300sl  there is a switch that the top frame comes in contact
>with behind the drivers seat and if it does not connect going down it
>will not go up. Look just inside the left or right side and see if the
>top is resting on the switch (mine is blue) like it should to operate.
>Just a suggestion from someone who has been there at one time.
>Later...
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>On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:22:40 -0700, you wrote:
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>>'90 500 SL:
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>>So far, good news and bad news (maybe.)  Good news is it's not the
>>switch.  That's good b/c at least I don't have to tear the console
>>apart to install the switch only to discover it's not the fix.  The bad
>>news is that the switch was pretty darn cheap, and the actual fix may
>>not be!
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>>So far, with the parking brake engaged and the key in Position Two
>>(whether engine idling or off), the windows automatically roll down all
>>the way and the soft top cover pops open to what looks like 90 degrees,
>>which looks like full open.  The top doesn't move, though.
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>>It doesn't seem to be obstructed b/c two people can easily pull it out
>>fully.  (I am not able to pull it out fully by myself as it's too heavy
>>and the leverage is insufficient from just one side.)
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>>I haven't replaced any fuses or switches, but it now doesn't seem
>>electrical in nature.  Should I try that anyway?  There are fuses in
>>the trunk; they all look good, but are they the most likely suspects?
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>>Are there any "lift assistors" (e.g., springs, shocks) that are DIY
>>replaceable/adjustable?  I am aware from the p.o. that the top has not
>>been raised for years.
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>>Thanks for all suggestions.
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>>Paul
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