Repair Yakima Carbonite Rear Hinge Area

In this video we'll show you how to fix an ever so common problem of the rear hinge area breaking free from a Yakima cargo box lid. Repairs can be made anywhere on the cargo box, including the base. The repair kit that we sell comes in two different sizes and can be used on any Thule, Yakima and Inno cargo box and it doesn't matter how old it is. Check out our other videos for different techniques and areas to be repaired.

[@billteresco3645]

I had the exact problem that you illustrated in this video. Your instructions were clear, camera angles were excellent and pitfalls were clearly explained. I had to separate the top and bottom. I purchased the small repair kit and was able to repair my cargo box easily. I also watched a few of your other videos. Between those and this one I repaired my cargo box with confidence. Thank you for these videos and an excellent product.

[@makesuperiordesigns]

What size rivets should be used?

[@timeorspace]

Thank you for sharing your repair! I’ve been struggling to perform a different mend to the latching system on a similar box (Skybox 21). I’ve drilled out rivers and dissected the latch assembly. A plastic pin sheared off of a collar which slides onto the latch shaft. Normally this pin links the external open handle to the rotating latch shaft…so the box will not open. There are no OEM replacements available from Yakima, have you found a mend?