I was bleeding the air out of the hydraulic system when the drivers side piston's top blew off the cylinder portion (only about 10 up/down cycles before this happened). Although the cylinders I bought to replace them are (70$-ish for a pair from ebay). I'm not sure if the quality of the item was 100% the cause of this failure. This car formerly had the "skinny" cylinders, and in addition to many websites claiming that these "fatter" cylinders are still compatible with my car, my...

Causes for busted top seal of convertible top ram piston 2001 ford mustang v6