[R129 SL] Noisy Top Release

[Flodur2 at aol.com]

Hello,
 
What are owner's observations when the hardtop is being removed; is it  
really noisy? The first time I did the automatic top release on my recently  
acquired SL500, I thought I had broken something as the latches unlocked the  top. 
There were loud thumps. Everything seemed to work fine and the top unlocked  
properly and rose up uniformly but the "pops" were unnerving. Is this normal? Is 
 some lubrication required? What are owner's experiences? The manual is quiet 
on  this aspect.
 
Thanks, Rudy
2002 SL500    



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