Re: Removing end caps on Yakima racks

>
> > Does anyone have tips on removing end caps from a Yakima rack cross bar?
> > Mine are stuck on pretty good and after many tries it seems like they
will
> > tear up before they come off.
>
> If you don't want to use them after removal, just drill a 1/4 inch hole in
the
> middle, then insert a screwdriver in the hole and pry them out that way.
>
> Otherwise you have to try and get a flatblade screwdriver blade into the
gap
> between the cap and the bar (small to nonexistent?) and pry them out that
way.
>

Gawd... there are not many things I hate worse than removing those endcaps.
I do something similar to the suggestion above. I take a utility knife and
slice off the top of the cap, then use the knife to cut through the plastic
that lays up against the metal within the crossbar. Then I use a flatbladed
screwdriver to pry it out. Total PITA. I very seldom take off all four
endcaps; just two on the same side so I can slide the bar around if I need
to...


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