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    Maggiolina RTT won't open, Help!!!

    Hey everyone, Didn't take any pics today, but the socket forced onto the remaining tab with a wrench and someone pushing up on the back on the lid was the ticket. There was a screwdriver and a couple of other things in the protective box in each the chain side and back with rear sissor mech...
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    Maggiolina RTT won't open, Help!!!

    Good thinking HMR on to the missing crank problem. Unfortunately the slotted portion of the jackscrew is broken (one tab is busted off) I can and did pound a smaller sized socket onto it today though and also poured a little brake fluid into the mechanism. Right now it's not set up onto a...
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    Maggiolina RTT won't open, Help!!!

    Good call on the brake fluid MC, thanks. I feel the advantage of a RTT is the storage I still retain in the bed of the pu. I don't like sleeping on a platform in the back, it feels more like a coffin than the RTT to me. On the other hand it does make your rig more top heavy, but I'm not a...
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    Maggiolina RTT won't open, Help!!!

    Thanks for your responses. I wish I could just buy another one, but that's not really in the budget right now. I've only got to use it a couple of times when my friend had it on his truck but it worked really well and I'm excited to see if I can get it to work again. Later
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    Maggiolina RTT won't open, Help!!!

    Hello everyone, I recently acquired a very neglected maggiolina from a friend. The only problem is that it wont open. For starters the crank is long gone and one of tabs where the crank would fit in is broken. Most importantly, I believe the whole mechanism might be rusted together, though...
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