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Hi Peter, you uploaded this educational video 4 years back. You know what, still you save tons of money of the people like us. Hats off mate, I just fixed mine after watching your video. Super stuff🙂

Thanks for the hard work to do this video it was so helpful! Hope you pass on more tips if you discover any!

Those are motor brushes... graphite bars help lubricate the motor. They obviously need to be replaced, as they wear down with use leaving less graphic to spring forward. My guess is yours could use replacing. I will check this as my top is not going down, but is give a soft box storage obstacle error.

use electrical switch cleaner and use a can of compressed air to blow all the waste out from the carbon brush

I love you!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Can't thank you enough Peter. Just so relieved that I came across your video and worked a teat. No problem went as smooth as silk and now my roof is back working perfectly on my 2016 A4. Much obliged. Regards Liam.

Thx 🙏 You the 🌟🤝

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Thanks for the video. It looks like your carbon brushes (the sprung black things) are worn out which aren't too expensive to get. Additionally the copper thing is called the commutator and cleaning it is the right thing to do - the black stuff is carbon from the brushes.

really hope that u are still replying to comments! :( after a few rainy days my top started leaking and i think MAYBE the rain damaged something but idk. if only got stuck (exactly like in this video) after i tried to drop the top after the rain. could it still be the motor or something else?? thank you!

Perfect

I went by the video you posted and my top works now. Thank you

It works!! Thank you very much. I tried also WD-40 but carefully.

You are a freaking rock star!!!! Thank you so much for the detailed instructions.. it fixed my roof operation on my 2007 A4. Audi wanted 1800 bucks to fix this. And I never knew I could open the roof from my door lock OH MY GOD !!! Thank you!!

Audi will charge you literally an arm and a leg for Soft top repairs. The motor used to actuate the hydraulic pump is a really cheap and basic electro motor and yes it is serviceable. Completely removing the motor will make servicing it much easier and you can test it by simply connecting a 12 volt dc power source to it before reinstall. Audi will not repair these but do a full replacement which is a total money grab. I am sure this video will help many Audi convertible owners with soft top issues.

You are the best!! I just fix my convertible top thanks to your great video! All I did was clean the black corrosion to make it shiny again. My brush was OK. Save me a lot of cash. Cannot do it without you!!!

my roof wont even open a bit any ideas wonder were the fuse is kept cheers

Dude... I so wished the previous owner hadn't tinkered with mine before... The cables are a mess... I really need to do a ton of work if I'm to work on mine. This is not the first video I've seen on how to repair the motor's brushes but you definitely are a LEGEND for doing 90% of the work with just one hand while holding the phone. Hats off bud!!!

My rear roof compartment is half locked and half unlocked in the roof down position and the rear manual override mechanism won't work to free it with the key... Any ideas?

I have a 2014 Audi A5 convertible & my top works fine both ways until I put it back up & at the last second it stops & leaves a 2 inch gap. The crazy thing is sometimes it works & sometimes it don't. It's all the way down now but I'm scared 2 let the top down now. Don't know when it wants 2 work.... Can't have rain in my shit. It was stuck 3 weeks but fine the last todays. Can't let it back down out of fear

Have the same problem this week after repairing my washing machine with the same issue going to look at this thanks for the pointer 👌

Thanks a lot Peter! We have the same issue, and thanks to your outstanding video, now we know why the roof occasionally stops opening or closing. And we didn't know that you could open and close the roof with the key. That's super convenient.

this helped me but the problem is it got stuck again I did the same think at the rotor and I can hear its working but just the roof opens a little and thats it, PLEASE HELP ME!

Jokes on you, my trunk has been pre-torn apart for years now 😅😅

Where can I buy a new 2009 audi a4 roof topmotor

It wasn’t as easy as it looks but it helped!!!! Thank you so much man!

The part your referring to is called the brushes. They can wear over time, usually more noticeable on alternators if you choose to rebuild one. Sometimes just a simple brush change can make your alternator work like new again

Can you fix mine? I live in Palm Beach

Fabulous video, so so helpful and practical. Thanks

Great video, shame I saw it after doing it but would have made things a lot easier

Dude! Thank you! I had a new motor in my online shopping cart, about to drop $800. But I decided to do one last look online for help. This is the first video that I came across that talked about stuck brushes and widening the housing to fix them as opposed to JUST cleaning the contacts. Worked like a charm! The top works beautifully now.

Less abrasive solution to polishing the com is autosol & a cotton bud then wd40 on a cloth .

Didnt realise the roof operates from the door lick

Anyone know about code# 00470 combustion comfort databus, and implausible in terminal 87?

This happens to me every year too - but all I do is let the roof open an inch and then simply push it up (forcing the motor to turn) and after a few tries it kicks in and works. Try this before you start taking your car to pieces...

Thanks , I’m on my second motor , the first motor was replaced 2yrs ago , now the second one has stopped after about 8 months, l only used putting down the top a couple of times and I didn’t use my car that much it sat in the driveway for 3 months, but I’ll give this a try , plus I still have the first motor so I’ll take it apart to see if the brushes we’re hanging up and not making contact with the rotor, thanks for posting this video , 👍🏼

oh Lord spend £2.00 and replace the brushes... www.autopartspro.co.uk/carparts-online/carbon-brushes

Thank you very much for this material, it helped me a lot, now the roof opens and closes without any problems I recommend to everyone to do these activities and what in the film the author of this film has an Oscar from me thank you very much for all readers good luck

That part you were talking bout to protect the top in the trunk is called a partition

Many thanks for the video. I opened that motor up the other day. Brushes were so stuck that I could not move them! Broke on of the wires like you said hope this does not happen. I thought I was in serious trouble however, luckily I ended up buying a few of these www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RDCY826/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and then I opened up one of the metals and put them in. It worked on my vehicle. You have to measure them to see if they fit. I thought I would buy a new motor but I didn't wanna cause they used and not like mine. I saved so much money. hopefully the wires don't come loose but if they do I'll solder them. But now its working perfectly. Project was well worth it.

That’s great there are videos how to manually put it up and down but to fix the motor dirt or carbon soot. Great 👍🏾 job.

Done this, still not working and same problem with roof opening 2 inches and stopping, any ideas? Im guessing a new or second motor from eBay, i have an 06 plate a4.

Bro mine is not going down any suggestions

Peter you're a lifesaver! My roof is now working as good as new.

Great video mate!!

Hey that was wild and well done . here is my situation 2005 audi s4 when I tried the top there was no light at the switch , the cig light socket works, the top didn’t move at all , I noticed the storage bay tray in trunk was real loose ( like it was off the track - especially the right side ) and it wouldn’t go down all the way or up using the lever or by hand to lock into place . Then a friend pushed it down into place so I tried to lower top and it wouldn’t budge. Also I lowered back right window before we tried top and it lowered but wouldn’t come back up.my back left window doesn’t go down at all. The fronts l and r work fine . Car sat for two years but everything worked fine then . What do you think could be the issue? Are there fuses or relays for this ? Wish you could figure out what the fix is for the storage bay tray and shoot out your video or explanation. I’m assuming at the very least I’ll have to dismantle the back but what about the light at the inside control switch? Shouldn’t that be on? May the switch is bad . Happy Thanksgiving . Perhaps tomorrow you can shoot me your thoughts It is a very good video you covered exactly what you would have to do jimmy

Great info...will try fingers crossed !

NOTE* THE PART YOU ARE MOVING BACK & FORTH IS CALLED THE "BRUSH".... :-)

I am a 78 year old woman with Audi a4. Peter, you have explained this repair and I have completed it. My convertible roof works FANTASTIC. Thank you, you save me a ton of money.