TTDirk

Leave roof up. Sit on knees facing backwards on passenger seat, fold driver seat forward. Feed right arm through rollbar. lift access hatch in rear cover and remove sound absorbing cover. you may have to pull quite hard and may also have to remove the rear panel of the anti-draft window housing to help ease things a bit. Pull plug from solenoid on top of pump housing by first carefully prizing off one end of clip with small screwdriver. Pull relays from connector on side of motor. Unscrew two retaining bolts with 10mm socket on long extension. Pull reservoir side of pump up and remove cable clip from base plate. Rotate pump/motor and loosen two screw holding baseplate with torx 25. Note location of power cable in connector. carefully remove motor power pins from connector block by sticking small blade screwdriver into plug side of connector. Label hydraulic hoses with cable ties or other means to ease re-assemnly. Partially unscrew hydraulic hose retaining screw on back of pump body. pull hoses out, wipe up excess oil leaking out. Remove unit from car. To unscrew the hose retaining screw you will need a torx socket with a thin shank. Hope this writeup is useful to other roadster users

TTDirk

Found a magnet loose in the reservoir, should it be loose?

fredfromny

Thank you.

TTDirk

that the O-ring between motor and pump had a flat spot in it. Obviously an assembly fault. Now the challenge of finding a replacement. any suggestions?

TTDirk

Found suitable size replacement O-ring at NAPA, hope its the right grade

GeTT da NeTT

Thank you!

TTDirk

Reassemble in reverse order of disassembly. Its easiest to fill the reservoir on the bench. Fill it to max or overfill it slightly as there will be air in the system. Be careful not to hold the unit upright as oil will run out ports, unless you are cleverer than I am and plugged them first with 4mm bungs. To avoid leakage fot the hoses first. make sure the fittings are seated prperly and that the retaining screw is tight. Its a mild PIA assembly. then fit motor wires back to connector, but first check little tag on back of spade connector sticks out so it does not fall out. Red wire goes closest to the baseplate. DO NOT mix up the wiring as then the rotation would be in the wrong direction. Next bolt the unit and baseplate back together. As movement is restricted and everything is a bit slippery from spilt oil this too is a PIA assembly. Bolt assembly to floor of compartment, re-insert relays and solenoid cable and test. Mine works again! Check oil level and top up with big (wheel bearing greasing or vet)syringe if required. Put noise absorbing cover back and you're done. If you need to remove or replace the solnoid for some reason, remember that on re-assembly the solenoid must be energised by a 12V source.Make sure rear shelf is empty before opening roof to avoid damage. Have fun in the sun!

TTDirk

crews, bolts, socket and little screw drivers like diving down into the belly of the car sometimes

Ric0shea

I know it's been a long time since you posted this, but did you find where the magnet is supposed to go? I just removed my reservoir and found the same loose magnet.

Ric0shea

Just an update on the magnet. It just belongs anywhere in the reservoir to pick up metal bits.