Re: [Paddlewise] rolling Yakama bars

Try taking some sanding screen that is used for dry wall sanding and wrap
that around the bar (<1 turn) then place the socket of the kayak holder over
the sanding screen and tighten the bolts.



----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Uebele <daveu_at_sptddog.com>
To: <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] rolling Yakama bars


> I've also had problems with my Yakima bars rolling.
> In general, I've been pretty disgusted with the "hully rollers".
> The rollers don't roll very well and they seem to position the kayak such
> that it has way to much leverage to torque the main support cross bar.
>
> I haven't contacted Yakima about this yet, I'm about ready to
> chuck the hully rollers and just have a couple of sets of
> these foam blocks that I can fit on over the basic bar set.
> cheaper and less hassle.
>
> The basic bars seem to work ok, and for systems that bridge two
> bars (like the storage boxes) the system is fine, but for something that
> gives that much lever arm (like the hully rollers), its going to spin the
bar.
> I'm also thinking about build a kayak trailer so I can carry multiple
kayaks
> and not hassle with the Yakima bars at all.
>
> This has been more of a problem on the suburban, where the same cam
> seems to lock the tower to the stock roof rack side rails as well as
> tower to cross bars, and I've taken the bars on and off several times
> depending on whether I want to carry kayaks or have a shorter overall
> height (and not worry about the bars being stolen). I'm probably also
> putting more torque on these, since with the overall vehicle height,
> I'm more inclined to start at the rear and push the kayak
> forward.
>
> I haven't seen the same problems on the saturn wagon bars.
> Here, I cranked down the tower to bar clamps once, and the clamp
> to the rooftop is a separate adjustment.  I'm also more typically
> loading a kayak from the side, and not doing nearly
> as much front to back slide adjustment.
>
>
> --
> Dave Uebele (daveu_at_sptddog.com) Spotted Dog Systems
> http://sptddog.com/daveu.html
>
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