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> When he tried to put it [R107 softtop] up, there was a bolt that had
> sheared on one of the sides. He thinks the thing is dead and will need a
> whole new skeleton. I think it must be able to be rebuilt. Am I wrong?
I had that on Ethelred, and I repaired the bolt. Story:
http://formicap
I think he just freaked out and tossing a new top assembly is faster in his
mind. To my mind, the thing should be able to get repaired in some manner
clay
> On Sep 16, 2016, at 6:54 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I don't know the R107 tops, but on the R129 tops there is a rod and t
I don't know the R107 tops, but on the R129 tops there is a rod and the frame
that are bolted together that the bolts can break on if the top is forcibly
opened or closed. The rod is pretty expensive ($200) and I've heard of people
drilling out the connecting bolt and chasing out the threads wit
Buddy has a R107 that he never dropped the top on for the past five years. It
lived outside a bunch of the time and the other day he tried to stow the soft
top. It was stiff and he had to wrestle it into the stowage. When he tried
to put it up, there was a bolt that had sheered on one of the
