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Soft Top Quick Disconnects......problems

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Old 04-09-2014, 07:01 AM
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Default Soft Top Quick Disconnects......problems

Anyone else have this issue with the soft top quick disconnects? As you can see once installed in my soft top it does not line up with my jeep's bracket.

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Old 04-09-2014, 07:32 AM
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Can't you just turn it a little?
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turn the quick disco knob a little or slightly bend the roll bar bracket..
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Originally Posted by jrod250
Can't you just turn it a little?
Not really. With the silver set screw in, there is no real "fine" adjustment. Once the little silver set screw is in place that's it. Also when I originally installed them the soft top was out of the jeep, it was the winter. When I went to put the soft top in the Jeep with multiple ones like this made it impossible. I gave up after about 2hrs. I have contacted Morris and am working with them on return, replacement, etc.... Also to make matters worse the large pin that goes through the quick disconnect and then the jeep bracket will not fit through my jeep bracket without me having to drill it out. I could eventually make these work, by either rotating the quick disconnect 180 deg and re-drill and tap the set screw with it in place or bending my jeeps bracket and then also drill out jeep's bracket holes a little larger to accommodate the pin that goes through it all. But seems like a lot of work. Was just curious if anyone had these fit without having to do that much work.

Thanks for your reply and was not trying to sound like an a-hole but just curious if others had this much difficulty with these.

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Originally Posted by augichef
turn the quick disco knob a little or slightly bend the roll bar bracket..
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I was not wanting to bend my jeep's bracket unless it was absolutely necessary. In fact I would prefer to turn the quick disconnect 180 deg redrill and tap the set screw with everything in place. Also there is no real "fine" adjustment once the little set screw is place.

Thanks for your reply and was not trying to sound like an a-hole but just curious if others had this much difficulty with these.

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Maybe there is a left and right and you have them backwards



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