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Who's got a Squeaky Soft Top?! Solution: fishing reel oil

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I did. Not anymore. Fishing reel oil. Thank me later. Lol

Ps... I suppose bike chain oil with a bit of Teflon mixed in would work too. But I had fishing reel oil on me.. so I went with that.
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Where was yours squeaking, hinges, latches, seals? And which position was it squeaking in. I have had my softie for about 6 weeks and haven't had any squeaking issues.
 
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Where was yours squeaking, hinges, latches, seals? And which position was it squeaking in. I have had my softie for about 6 weeks and haven't had any squeaking issues.
Normal closed. I lubed all my joints where it folds and it's quiet as a mouse now... Been thru a lot of rain tho... Maybe that helped the squeak. You can hear it pretty good in my last video.

 

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My soft top is pretty squeaky and my ride has a lot of rattles. I have to take it back to the dealer for them to listen. Once I do that and hit 1k miles I'm going to post something.
 

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My soft top is pretty squeaky and my ride has a lot of rattles. I have to take it back to the dealer for them to listen. Once I do that and hit 1k miles I'm going to post something.
I also have a few rattles. Haven't had a chance to look carefully to find exactly what is making the noise yet. I haven't heard any squeaking.
 

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Does anyone know where exactly the squeaks are coming from? It’s driving me crazy. Tried spraying WD40 in all the hinges but it has not been able to do anything.
 

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i just posted something similar in another thread i started. this one didnt come up in my search, just in the similar posts :LOL:. I have tracked down the squeaking to the rivets that go through the cross member above the rear window, not sure how to lube them up. Will see if the reel oil will penetrate around the rivets.
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My soft top is pretty squeaky and my ride has a lot of rattles. I have to take it back to the dealer for them to listen. Once I do that and hit 1k miles I'm going to post something.
did you ever make that post?
 

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