

The OEM cylinders will all eventually fail due to chemical decay - Top Hydraulics upgrades the seals with far superior material.
Send in your right bow tension cylinder to be upgraded, using the best seals available.
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Order a cylinder from our inventory with core exchange. (includes $50 inventory surcharge and $200 deposit)
P/N 5170014AA, sometimes marked 1721-030-B
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Send in your right bow tension cylinder to be upgraded, using the best seals available.
-OR-
Order a cylinder from our inventory with core exchange. (includes $50 inventory surcharge and $200 deposit)
The OEM seals will all eventually fail, accelerated by heat and impurities or water in the hydraulic fluid - Top Hydraulics replaces the chemically decaying seals with far superior material. You send in your cylinders, and we turn them around quickly.
Note: retract the polished shaft on the cylinder before removing the hydraulic line clips. Otherwise, an accidentally slipping tool may scratch or dent the polished shaft so deeply that we need to replace the shaft at a surcharge.
5170014AA |
You send in your malfunctioning convertible hydraulic pump first to be rebuilt and upgraded.
Chrysler part number 68027037AA
The PT Cruiser convertible has two lift cylinders for the convertible top. Top Hydraulics' seal material is far superior to the OEM's.
Send in your cylinder(s) to be rebuilt. Rebuild service is $160 per cylinder plus shipping.
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Order from our stock with core exchange ($200 per cylinder shipping first from our inventory, plus $150/ea deposit plus shipping).
Select the order method below and the price will display accordingly.
There are three rows of number engraved on the cylinder. The middle row identifies the part with the following three being fully interchangeable:
1657-030-A
1657-030-B
1657-030-C
This hose goes from the pump to the rear end of the bow lock cylinder. Each hose has a two-digit number stamped on it in white or red ink near the metal fitting. This number is also stamped on the cylinder port where the line enters the cylinder, and on the pump retaining plate where the line enters the pump.
The OEM cylinders will all eventually fail due to chemical decay - Top Hydraulics upgrades the seals with far superior material.
Send in your left main lift cylinder to be upgraded, using the best seals available.
Expedited Core Exchange Option, where we ship a part from our inventory first, is $250 plus $200 deposit. (Currently available only in the US)
Core exchange is temporarily disabled until we have enough stock again to offer it - we have dozens of pairs out in the field and cores have coming back slower than expected…
P/N 5142639AA, sometimes marked 1757-030-A, 1757-030-B or 1757-038-B
This hose goes from the pump to the shaft end of the left Main Lift cylinder. Each hose has a two-digit number stamped on it in white or red ink near the metal fitting. This number is also stamped on the cylinder port where the line enters the cylinder, and on the pump retaining plate where the line enters the pump.
This is a single hose #11 from hose assembly P/N: 5142632AA
(P/N 5142632AA corresponds to the pair of hoses #11 and #12)
You send in your Tonneau cover latch cylinder 05166559AA aka A 193 750 0183 (aka 1937500183 or A 193 750 01 83), and Top Hydraulics upgrades it with far superior seals, making it better than new!
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Order from our inventory with core exchange. (Core exchange option is subject to $30 surcharge plus $100 deposit.)
Please note: Latch mechanism not included. We ship you the cylinder only.
This hose goes from the pump to the bottom end of the right Main Lift cylinder. Each hose has a two-digit number stamped on it in white or red ink near the metal fitting. This number is also stamped on the cylinder port where the line enters the cylinder, and on the pump retaining plate where the line enters the pump.
This is a single hose #14 from hose assembly P/N: 5142631AA
(P/N 5142631AA corresponds to the pair of hoses #13 and #14)
This hose goes from the pump to the blunt end of the right Rear Bow cylinder. Each hose has a two-digit number stamped on it in white or red ink near the metal fitting. This number is also stamped on the cylinder port where the line enters the cylinder, and on the pump retaining plate where the line enters the pump.
This is a single hose #24 from hose assembly P/N: 5142634AA
(P/N 5142634AA corresponds to the pair of hoses #23 and #24)
Set of 7 cylinders to be upgraded, using the best seals available. Package discount. The OEM cylinders will all eventually fail due to chemical decay - Top Hydraulics upgrades the seals with far superior material. Send in your cylinders to be rebuilt, and we will rebuild them to better-than-new condition.
If you need to order a set from our inventory first, click here.
Special option: Core exchange. Price includes $900 deposit. This means you pay $1300 plus $900 deposit plus shipping, then you get a rebuilt & upgraded set of cylinders from Top Hydraulics' inventory first, then you ship back your original set to recover your deposit. The deposit gets refunded in full if the cores do not have serious damage to the metal parts or missing components.
This hose goes from the pump to the blunt end of the Tonneau Cover Lock cylinder. Each hose has a two-digit number stamped on it in white or red ink near the metal fitting. This number is also stamped on the cylinder port where the line enters the cylinder, and on the pump retaining plate where the line enters the pump.
This is a single hose #32 from hose assembly P/N: 5142637AA
(P/N 5142637AA corresponds to the pair of hoses #31 and #32)
You send in your malfunctioning convertible hydraulic pump first to be rebuilt and upgraded.
Chrysler part number 68027037AA
Includes $300 refundable core deposit. This is a special core exchange option only: We ship the hydraulic pump pre-filled with the correct fluid, for simple swap into your vehicle. This means you pay $650 plus $300 deposit plus shipping and we ship a pump as pictured from our inventory first, then you send back your old pump to recover the deposit.
P/N 5142638AA and similar. Mercedes p/n reference A193 800 00 30.
Expedited Core Exchange Option where Top Hydraulics ships parts from our inventory first is $500 plus a $300 Refundable Core Charge.
This means that you get a rebuilt & upgraded pump from Top Hydraulics' inventory first, then you ship back your original pump for credit of your $450 core refund. You get a pump that has been rebuilt to outlast and outperform brand new ones. Chrysler part number 68027037AA.
Rear Bow Lock Cylinder 05142957AA or A1937500184 (aka 1937500184 or A 193 750 01 84)
Send in your rear bow latch cylinder to be upgraded, using the best seals available.
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Order a cylinder (cylinder only) from our inventory with core exchange. (includes $30 inventory surcharge and $100 deposit)
If you are looking to get the entire rear bow lock with cylinder from our inventory, that would be $150 plus $150 deposit and can be ordered here: https://www.tophydraulics.com/chrysler-/606-2188-rebuild-upgrade-service-for-crossfire-rear-bow-latch-cylinder.html#/29-core_exchange-core_exchange_order_from_our_inventory
Top Hydraulics' hoses are more flexible than the OEM hoses, plus they have a higher pressure rating due to their internal Kevlar® braid.
In your Chrysler PT Cruiser, there are two lines/hoses routed to each hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic top system has a total of four hoses. Each hose has a two-digit number stamped on it. Please identify the hose number when ordering.