After finally agreeing that the canopy assembly rolled smoothly with no binding, we decided to install the roller tracks permanently. I had to elongate the forward and aft holes slightly to get the roller tracks parallel with each other. I then drilled the other five holes for each track and proceeded to attach the washers and nuts to the screws behind and above the lower canopy deck flange. It was extremely difficult to get your fingers to hold the washer and nut without dropping them. I finally gave up and figured out a way to hold the washer and nut. We super glued the washer to the nut and then placed them into a 1/4" crowsfoot connected to a socket extension using blue masking tape. We used a flashlight to line up the washer and nut with the hole (by sighting through the hole) and then threaded the srew into the hole. Worked great but was still tedious!
Deburring holes after drilling roller tracks
Crowsfoot tool to reach under deck flange to attach roller tracks.
A pain in the you-know-where to get these washers and nuts attached.
