Mr2 Mk3 Hard Roof Catch Rattle

[Pedsteruk]

The roof catch on the drivers side rattles like mad. It only happends with my hard top the soft is fine. Any one know of some solution to fix? Which screws to tighten etc...

[bgorman]

Hi there,

Dead easy, 1. Open the catch

2. On the metal part that hinges down you will see a "hexagon" shaped part about 10mm long. Un-clip this from its plastic housing and turn it clockwise 2-3 flats and try the catch again.

3. Keep doing this until the catch just "snugs" the top onto the rubber seal on the windowframe when you clamp it shut.

You will find that a small adjustment makes a big differance, just use trial and error to get it right.

All 4 hardtop clamps and the 2 soft top clamps are the same.

[Pedsteruk]

Thanks - Will give it a go this weekend and let you know how it goes.

[Pedsteruk]

Worked great thanks. About two turns and it was noticeably tighter and no rattle.

All the best.

[Dave854]

What happens when you reach the end of the adjustment on the screw, is there a way to re-position the catch? Thanks

[FROSTYBALLS]

The topic is 13 years old and the OP last visited in 2010.

You would be best to post a completely new topic.