Mustang V8-4.6L (2009)
Remove the staples attaching the stay pads to the convertible top frame No. 5 bow.
21. Remove the 6 fasteners (3 each side) attaching the stay pads to the front mount brackets.
22. Remove the 4 fasteners (2 each side) attaching the stay pads to the convertible top frame No. 4 bow.
23. Remove the 4 fasteners (2 each side) attaching the stay pads to the convertible top frame No. 3 bow.
Installation
1. Install the 4 fasteners (2 each side) attaching the stay pads to the convertible top frame No. 3 bow.
2. Install the 4 fasteners (2 each side) attaching the stay pads to the convertible top frame No. 4 bow.
3. Install the 6 fasteners (3 each side) attaching the stay pads to the front mount brackets.
4. NOTE: Make sure to install the new stay pads in the same location as the original stay pads.
Pull the rear of the stay pad tight and staple the stay pad to the convertible top frame No. 5 bow, keeping the same distance to the convertible top
frame No. 4 bow as the old stay pad.
5. Snap the convertible top channels into the guides on the convertible top frame No. 3 bow, then the No. 2 bow and center the convertible top on the
frame.
6. Using heavy wire or other suitable material, pull the convertible top listing strap through the channel on the underside of the top cover.
7. Using heavy wire or other suitable material, pull the convertible top tensioner cables through the channels to the rear of the convertible top.
8. Install the convertible top tensioner cables to the tensioner cable springs.
9. Install the tensioner cable guides to the convertible top frame No. 5 bow.
10. Position the convertible top material and secure to the weatherstrip retainer channels with pin-type retainers.
11. Attach the convertible top listing straps (one on each side) to the rear side rails.
12. Install the convertible top listing strap to the front side rails.
13. Install the convertible top listing straps (one on each side) to the front side rails.
14. Install the convertible top listing straps under the header form panel.
15. Install the header form panel and 6 screws in the following sequence.
1. Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).
2. Apply 3 pieces of double-sided tape to the header form panel.
16. Apply a light mist of water to the double-sided tape and the underside of the convertible top material where it will contact the tape.
17. Install the rivets attaching the front corners of the convertible top material to the frame (2 each side) and cover the rivets with a short piece of foam
tape.
18. Install the front retaining channel into place on the front of the frame and starting in the center and working out towards the edges, clamp the
convertible top material in place.
19. NOTE: Prior to stapling, make sure there are no wrinkles in the convertible top material along the front edge.
Obtain 3/8-in long T50 (Stainless steel or Monel) staples commercially and using a pneumatic staple gun such as a Porter Cable US58 or
equivalent, staple the front corners of the convertible top material to the frame.
20. Install the compression panel and 11 screws.
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Tighten to 2 Nm (18 lb-in).
21. Using an assistant, pull the convertible top material rearward around the convertible top frame No. 5 bow, to the same position as the old top
