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Warning: Extended Warranty didn't cover MIC Top crack damage
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The amount of people thinking they know what went wrong without fully reading what he did is giving me a headache 
When I took my top off I laid down a moving blanket on the ground and set the top down on its forward leading edges rather than on the guide pins. I felt it would give more support to the structure rather than concentrate the force on the pins. Plus it took up less space.
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Seriously?
read the thread
Man what a shitshow. Don't feel bad, my mic 2.0 rear shell is literally falling apart and it has never been off.
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Not a bad idea. Any worry about the weight being on the rubber seal?
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LMFAO... once again, please show me how that happened BEFORE I installed additional weather stripping on the side of the B pillar.
Where exactly is this angle change?
I'll wait for your analysis
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Man, that sucks, get after them before 36k, because it is covered by the bumper to bumper warranty before 36k. Not that they will fix it, but at least you have a chance before 36k.
Luckily it doesn't get a lot of miles. It's been at the dealer for well over a month now, fuel pump died at 6100 miles. Just waiting on the new shell
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I'd just like to say...
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You said you pushed up the top to put in weatherstripping, and then your top cracked...LMFAO... once again, please show me how that happened BEFORE I installed additional weather stripping on the side of the B pillar.
Where exactly is this angle change?
I'll wait for your analysis
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I lifted it up to move it rearward, and I then set it down on the Bronco, when the one guide pin failed to support the weight of the top and caused the crack as the pin caused what was possibly an existing stress fracture or other material defect to create the visible crack.
Now, it's possible that the factory over torqued the bolts, either during initial assembly or during the dirt mountain days. I was not there, so I can't say. I can say that this was the first time I had removed the bolts and lifted the top off the Bronco.
I didn't drop it, I didn't over torque anything, and lifted only an inch or so above the height needed to clear the locating pins and moved the top rearward to expose the B pillar (where I was going to add weather stripping). This should have never failed under these circumstances. It wasn't until after the failure that I added weather stripping to the B pillar (not the top).
But let me know when you have those calculations done.
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Maybe this will help.
The distance between the two red lines is the distance I moved the top rearward to expose the B pillar (indicated by the yellow arrow). The B pillar is located directly under the top and is where the weather stripping was eventually applied AFTER THE TOP ALREADY CRACKED.
The distance between the two red lines is the distance I moved the top rearward to expose the B pillar (indicated by the yellow arrow). The B pillar is located directly under the top and is where the weather stripping was eventually applied AFTER THE TOP ALREADY CRACKED.
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A few big ass washers and bammm... back in business prob better than before damage...sorry it happened dude ive had a few 100 mile past warranty repairs that chapped my ass as well.
So if I can ever order a Bronco. I should be happy with a soft top and hope for a good and reasonably priced aftermarket hard top
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