Here is a tip to add to your great video. After many years, the rubber strap will not come loose and give you slack after removing the bolt. Put the long bolt back in, thread it a bit. Then push the long bolt sticking out firmly inwards, and it will dislodge the strap, and giving you slack to unclip.
This was super helpful. I installed a similar (or maybe the same) Yakima system, back in 2015. We've moved several times since, so any instructions I had with the system are long lost. But, I havce the keys, and with these instructions I should be able to remove the roof rack!
Just bought my 1st yakima base and roof rack today. Needed to take carrier and base off because of theft in my neighborhood.this video was extremely helpful in doing so!
Don’t take the bolt all the way out. If you do then you have to rethread it to get it back together. Why not just loosen the bolt enough so that you can just pull the tab over the lip? I loosen the bolt push it in to take tension off the strap and pop it off. Saves a good deal of time and frustration.
Thank you very much! I thought I needed to unscrew behind the keycore rather than the external bolt below ( I was not the original installer). Very helpful video!
Yeh, it's more of a pain in the ass to get the screw back in too. Just loosen screw for enough slack. If they've been on for a minute, you just gotta give the bar a little impact bump with your palm to get the strap to unseize.
Hi Scott, I lost the key to lock and unlock, how can I get the alternate key to open the lock? I have the same exact one like in your video. Thank you.
Thank you! That is how I thought it would work, but my old arthritic hands did not have the strength to pull the tab. I thought that I had missed something. I'm just too damned weak(I hope I will still have the strength to pull the trigger!).
I just burned through 2 hours of frustrating madness because these instructions are incorrect. NEVER remove the long bolts that connect to the rubber straps if you ever have any intention of putting the towers back on. Trying to line the bolt up to the barrel but inside is a nightmare if you do this, and there is absolutely no need to remove the bolts. All you need to do is loosen them up enough to unlatch the strap and the towers come off easily.
Here is a tip to add to your great video. After many years, the rubber strap will not come loose and give you slack after removing the bolt. Put the long bolt back in, thread it a bit. Then push the long bolt sticking out firmly inwards, and it will dislodge the strap, and giving you slack to unclip.
Omg! Thank you! It worked
fixed for me too. you the real mvp!!
Thank you so much! That’s what I needed :)
This was the exact advice I needed!
Pro tip right here. So appreciate it. I was using pliers to try to loosen that strap, and it wouldn’t budge. Your tip did the trick. Thank you!
This was super helpful. I installed a similar (or maybe the same) Yakima system, back in 2015. We've moved several times since, so any instructions I had with the system are long lost. But, I havce the keys, and with these instructions I should be able to remove the roof rack!
Great to hear. So glad we were able to make the process easier.
I felt so stupid not knowing how to do this and struggling before watching this video. I'm not going to tell my wife. Ty for the help!
Thanks, not original owner and never would have guessed that long screw came all the way out!! Huge help!
Just bought my 1st yakima base and roof rack today. Needed to take carrier and base off because of theft in my neighborhood.this video was extremely helpful in doing so!
Don’t take the bolt all the way out. If you do then you have to rethread it to get it back together. Why not just loosen the bolt enough so that you can just pull the tab over the lip? I loosen the bolt push it in to take tension off the strap and pop it off. Saves a good deal of time and frustration.
Thank you very much! I thought I needed to unscrew behind the keycore rather than the external bolt below ( I was not the original installer). Very helpful video!
Awesome to hear we were able to help!
You don’t have to take the screws out. Just loosen the screw and push it in. That will allow you to remove the strap from the holder.
Yeh, it's more of a pain in the ass to get the screw back in too. Just loosen screw for enough slack. If they've been on for a minute, you just gotta give the bar a little impact bump with your palm to get the strap to unseize.
I think the dealer installed Yakima rack wasn't made for my car. I followed your instructions but I can't get the strap to loosen. Any thoughts?
Now I need to know how to put it back together. I can't get the bolts to go back in.
Hi Scott, I lost the key to lock and unlock, how can I get the alternate key to open the lock? I have the same exact one like in your video. Thank you.
Yakima has a website...lol
👍🏽 you makes sense !!!!! The other TH-cam videos that I found did make sense
My tab was very stubborn in coming off. Had to use pliers. Outer covers also put up a fight. Could be this is a brand new system.
Thank you so much. Put in action today!
Thank you! That is how I thought it would work, but my old arthritic hands did not have the strength to pull the tab. I thought that I had missed something. I'm just too damned weak(I hope I will still have the strength to pull the trigger!).
What if the rubber rings break when you try to pull on them??
Thanks great viseo
thank you!
Don’t take the bolt all the way out, make a caption call out on this video!
Don’t take take the bolt all the way out!!! It’s really hard to put the bold back.
I made that mistake - how do you get the bolt back in?
Wiggled the keys through the whole video. Can't get past step one.
I just burned through 2 hours of frustrating madness because these instructions are incorrect. NEVER remove the long bolts that connect to the rubber straps if you ever have any intention of putting the towers back on. Trying to line the bolt up to the barrel but inside is a nightmare if you do this, and there is absolutely no need to remove the bolts. All you need to do is loosen them up enough to unlatch the strap and the towers come off easily.
Yakima has been pretty awful so far lol
What if the rubber rings break when you try to pull them??
The tip by janerikborge, above, is an absolute lifesaver. Try it.