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Re: Shop: almost a booboo
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 12/5/2010, 12:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Shop: almost a booboo (Farback)

On the Yakima the rear has L-shaped clips attached to the Q-towers that fit into the channel around the top edge of the rear window. When you follow the instructions on spacing the Q-towers, it fits well. You put both Ls in the channel, then you close the latch on one side and lock it, then when you do the other side it cinches it down really tight. It's simple. A lot of tension, I definitely recommend the lock cores more for protection against one of them popping open. In 9 years I've never had a problem. The rear was a bit slippy on one side one trip about 3 years ago, but I hadn't seen that there was sap from a pine tree where the pad rested on the roof when I installed it, so it had a bit of lubrication. I replaced all of the silicone pads just to be sure, and it's fine. A few people with short spacing on their roofs that I know around here with this type of tension-fit have found that you have to replace those silicone pads occasionally or they will begin to slip.

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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:28 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/12/2010, 2:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/13/2010, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2010, 3:14 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/14/2010, 2:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:25 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/13/2010, 10:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2010, 3:15 am
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 12/14/2010, 9:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:22 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/17/2010, 10:23 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/18/2010, 6:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/19/2010, 12:24 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/19/2010, 6:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 4:02 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/17/2010, 10:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2010, 12:26 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/4/2010, 11:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2010, 12:24 am
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Farback -- 12/5/2010, 11:02 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/6/2010, 12:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2010, 2:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2010, 1:20 pm
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Eric -- 12/3/2010, 7:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:27 pm
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Eric -- 12/6/2010, 12:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2010, 3:53 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 4:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 5:00 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 5:13 pm
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Will Clarke -- 12/4/2010, 5:45 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/4/2010, 10:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 6:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 5:56 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 6:28 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/3/2010, 7:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2010, 9:06 am
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Farback -- 12/3/2010, 10:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/4/2010, 11:02 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/4/2010, 11:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 12:41 pm
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Farback -- 12/4/2010, 11:16 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2010, 4:28 pm
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Farback -- 12/4/2010, 6:45 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/5/2010, 6:52 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2010, 9:17 am
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Farback -- 12/5/2010, 10:59 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2010, 12:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 6:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:30 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/3/2010, 4:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 4:53 pm