360 360 Spider roof stuck half way. Dead pump motor?

Hi All

Was changing the rear roof/window gasket and I think maybe hydraulic pump has died? Any advice on where to find a guide to getting stuck roof back up/down? Better at home than on the road I suppose. Silver linings.

Currently the roof icon is lit when I turn the car on. When pressing the roof button it just beeps at me. I have tried to turning the battery off for 10 minutes.

Roof operation has always been slow since my ownership. Sometimes it would get too tired half way and needs a break before working again.

I recently had all 7 cylinders rebuilt by Top Hydraulics and new lines put in by the roof shop. I can see the reservoir is full of fluid.

I can hear the relay going click when pressing the button but no buzz. I tried to scan the capote module with thinkdiag but it couldn't access the module - unsure if this means something.

All help very much appreciated.
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Thanks Fred. I ended up doing that. Lucky I had it mostly up so I didn't need to disconnect the motor for the little side flaps. I didn't have an "R8 tool" so I levered the engine bay cylinders with just normal screwdriver instead. The Ferrari tool most certainly wasn't up for the job (as per what they said in the video).

 

Hi Ian, great point. I haven't actually checked that. Will do so shortly.