Took the hardtop off the Boxster this weekend and discovered why it was squeaking all Winter long.
One of the levels which locks the top down to the car had a broken tension pin. The pin goes through the lever into the stem that locks the top down to the car, joining the two piece together. With the pin broken, the level can slides along the stem...hence the annoying squeak, not to mention a slightly loose top on one side.
Anyway, got the three broken pieces of the tension pin out (1/8" diameter, 3/4" long) of the level and the stem, but can't seem to get a new steel tension pin back in.
The problem is how to squeeze the pin to slide it in? Or do you have to hammer it in?
Thought I would ask to see if there is a trick to this before I just insert a thinner steel bolt and cap it off with a spring washer and a nut.