Jeez .... all this time I thought everyone relaeased the top latch, climbed up on the luggage rack and lifted the "lid" from the outisde. My head won't fit in there .... from there, John :)
sorry ... couldn't resist ... as silly as this is.
bob

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> Maybe I'm just week, but even with just the roof top bars on, it's much
> harder to raise the top. My van is an 81, so maybe old age is affecting
> it, (or is it old age affecting me) or my height (6'2") puts the bar at
> the wrong height for lifting. I typically use my head in addtion to
> pushing on the bars when raising the top (hey, that's using your head)
> Anyway, I read about people lifting the top with layaks or roof top boxes
> on top, but I know from my expereince, I could never lift the top with
> anything else but the bars on it - at least in the current postion on my
> van. Mine seem fairly aft though. Rear bar aligns with the center of
> the rear side window and the front bar is just aft of the center line of
> the middle side window.
> My $0.02, your milage may vary.
> John