roof rack EXTREMELY disconcerting

[mbeach]

I'm having troubles uploading photos, but there is definately a bolt holding the crossbar to the "foot".

It's sort of a T-nut arrangement, with the T residing in the channel on the bottom of the crossbar (this channel has a rubber strip sealing it). If you remove the rack, you will clearly see this bolt (it's an 8mm oval head bolt IIRC).
Loosen this bolt to adjust the feet in or out.

Since this bolt is oriented "head down" when on the vehicle, it's possible that Manhattan potholes have caused your bolt to drop out. In this case, you'll hear the "T" sliding around inside your crossbar (unless it fell out somehow).

[nycnml2]

thanks for that info. i will look into it. as for uploading photos, try clicking "gallery" then the dropdown menu "gallery links" to find "upload photos." i put my diagram in the "modifications" section. you likely already tried all that, but just in case not.

[Moncha]

To view the photo just click on nycnml2's name in his postings and scroll down to view "Member's name" gallery.. Should be the first link on the menu....

As far as the problem, yes there is a bolt in there.. you'll need to take it apart and look to see what is missing... There's a complete manual on the roof rack showing parts and diagram here:
http://www.vehicross.info/modules.ph...=viewfile&id=3

[mbeach]

I saw his diagram, I was having error messages whenever I was trying to load a relevent picture.

It was probably my connection. I'll try again tonight.

[WyldWeasel]

Just got my rack from psychos2, which conveniently has the towers assembled. So I took pix to illustrate how the towers work with the crossbars. Note that the lights are not standard, they were added by psychos2 and part of the deal when I bought the rack.









Hope this helps

[mbeach]

Those are far better than my pics.

Mine were in the gallery for my $3 ski rack mod.

[nycnml2]

these pics (and the manual) are FANTASTIC. appreciate the info and effort. and now to further complicate things, i've remembered that a buddy of mine swapped the hex bolts that secure the wing racks to the roofline with security hex bolts (the ones with the small "pin" that protrudes from the center of the hex hole). naturally, i can't locate the security key he gave me when he did that, so i am hoping against hope that i can re-attach the wing rack without removing it from the roof. the part pictured as "A" is what i need to replace, as i have a feeling that's what came loose. most-likely it's floating around inside the wing rack. now if i could just shake the VX a bit, and get it to gently fall out into my hand... otherwise, i need to find a suitable replacement part for that hardware. anyone got any winning ideas?

[mbeach]

Those "security bolts" are pretty standard. Is it a hex or a Torx? Either way, you can find "security bolt kits" (Google it) that you can use to open them up.

If you simply want to find that "A" plate, try using a magnet. The crossbar is aluminum, the plate should be steel. Maybe you can "grab" the plate and slide it down to where you can get your hands on it.