I admit it. I'm no longer young and agile, and in fact have never had a lot of upper body strength. I find that I can't raise that poptop gracefully, only with a major--I mean *major*--effort that leaves me gasping. Even when I give it my best, sometimes I can't do it at all. On the Westfalia website a fellow mentioned inserting a well-padded stick in between the poptop and its seat when I've gotten it to the halfway point, but there's still the second, hardest, push to get it up high enough so the locking bar can make that final snap into postion. I've oiled the hinges on the poptop, but haven't yet lubed the locking bar mechanism, as there's little detectable friction there. What suggestions do other no-longer-young-and-agile owners have for me? |
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