Snip> >This sounds like the Thules have been assembled incorrectly. If they >are put together correctly, they do not slide. My Thule towers slide around only when I take the racks off to store them. That's when realigning them on the roof is a chore. There's a positive side to this because I have the thin gutter mount towers for my Corolla. To eliminate roof dents and scratches during installation I lay a thick towel in the roof and then purposely slide the far tower in, away from the roof edge. Then when I get to the other side I can slide things into alignment and lay the tower where it belongs. To make this easy, I marked the cross bar with a paint pen to locate both towers and to indicate which is the front rack. I made some wooden copies of the "shark saddles" and as others have noted, always strap the boats to the rack, not to the saddles. Just my 2c. Bill Chitty *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 3 Feb 2004 at 8:03, Bill Chitty wrote: > Snip> > >This sounds like the Thules have been assembled incorrectly. If they > >are put together correctly, they do not slide. > > My Thule towers slide around only when I take the racks off to store > them. They're not supposed to do that. If assembled properly, the towers stay in place regardless of whether the rack is on or off the vehicle. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
As I recall without looking at them now, the single screw tightens both towers against bars, and towers agains car body. So, Bill is right - when screw is loose, towers can slide along the bars. At least they do this without that small plastic insert. For this reason I also had to mark position of towers on racks with a pen (position of towers on the car roof can be seen due to the abovementioned "shades"). > > My Thule towers slide around only when I take the racks off to store > > them. > > They're not supposed to do that. If assembled properly, the towers > stay in place regardless of whether the rack is on or off the > vehicle. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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