i DID change all the bolts, and that makes sense!  i'll be out there at
first light to see if that isn't the problem.

Alistair Bell wrote:
> did you by any chance replace the hinge to top bolts? If they are too long they catch on the hinge.
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> that's my first guess, all the other adjustments - hinge to roof fore and aft, hinge to top (front two bolts are elongated holes), strut to roof attachment ( elongated holes there too) and latch position would not, I don't think, cause the problem you are having.
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> alistair
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> On 2011-08-15, at 8:39 PM, Lanni wrote:
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>> hello all,
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>> we removed our pop-top to paint and put on new seals and new tent.  it's
>> now all re-assembled, but the top won't shut.  we've tried making
>> adjustments to the bolts in the back that attach to the lid on the side
>> and have some lee-way, but still no luck.  we also tried adjusting the
>> rear brackets that hold the pop-top to the van, but that didn't help,
>> either.
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>> i figure with the new seal and new tent, there might be some stiffness
>> in closing the top that wasn't there before, but at this point, while it
>> closes to within an inch of two of latching, it will not latch.  the
>> only thing i haven't tried, is asking my 300 lb son to climb up there
>> and jump up and down.
>>
>> any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> thanks,
>> thom
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