I've been enjoying the warm weather lately in my GS. Top down is not a problem, but when it's time to put the top back up, it becomes a two man (actually my wife and I) operation. She has to turn the switch as I lift on the top. The pump will move enough fluid that I can pull it up a little and then I need to wait until it pumps a little more. I've filled the reservoir up once this year and it's already blown out.
The cylinders are in great shape and I noticed that the side of the pump where the wires go into the pump, sprays a fine mist out of the grommet (bad seal / o ring) so I'm guessing that the time has come to either rebuild the pump or just replace it. A rebuild kit is around $15 and a new pump is around $250, so I'm weighing my options of rebuilding it or sending it out vs. replacing it.
So my question is, has anyone rebuilt one of these and if so, is it worth the effort vs. just replacing it? I figure that I could rebuild it and replace the seals but eventually the electrical part of the motor will go bad someday and a rebuild now could just be "borrowed time".
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Chris