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May 20, 2014 | 08:33 PM

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Jerry Lebold

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From: Baton Rouge

Found the answer at Jagrepair.com....very good instructions on hose replacement, manual roof operation, etc.... Our 2000 XK8 was 100% original until this past weekend when I had to finally replace the original tires even though they only had 20k miles....now, I will have to upgrade the hoses but at least this will be a good upgrade from OEM hoses.

May 21, 2014 | 05:38 AM

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sklimii

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Jerry welcome to the forum. Between Gus's site and the how to's on the forum -a Jag Owner can't go wrong with DIY repairs!!!

Please take a moment to stop by the New Member section and post an intro -for proper welcome and some pointers on getting around the forum.

enjoy

May 22, 2014 | 08:14 PM

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Jerry Lebold

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From: Baton Rouge

Convertible latch replacement

Thanks. This is an excellent Forum. I found the Information on Japrepair website. Excellent information. I ordered the hoses from Top Hydraulics and will post again after the install is complete. The proper Hydraulic oil - Pentosin CHF 11S can be purchased at O'Reillys auto parts for around $26 for this 2000 XK8.

May 23, 2014 | 02:11 AM

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Artigiano

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry Lebold

Do you operate it manually to turn the latch to the open position by turning the manual crank counter close wise or clockwise and do you need to close the needle valve on top of the pump by turning it counter clockwise or clockwise before performing the manual operation?

Yes, and yes. You need to manually lower/open the top before starting. You will find everything you need if you do a search on hydraulic latch and/or refer to Gus' fantastic site where everything on hydraulic top repair is covered: JagRepair.com - Jaguar Repair Information Resource

Edit: Oops; didn't see you already found it..