Take off roof racks when cleaning and fixing when it comes to your roof racks there is actually no real reason to take them off except when it comes to maintenance and cleaning.
How to take off a yakima roof rack.
If you decide to remove your yakima bike rack you can do so by finding and reading the user manual on the yakima techmanual website.
A quick demonstration on how to remove a yakima lock core from a yakima rack product using a change key.
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Please follow the steps methodically insuring you complete each step in order.
They are listed near the bottom and are noted as historical.
If you do not see your tower listed it means it was not tested on your model of car.
You can use a yakima bike roof rack for cars with factory siderails factory racks factory crossbars a naked roof raingutters or a camper shell.
We also have this helpful video that walks you thr.
With the locks unlocked on your roof rack you would need to insert the control key part y8007835 into them and once the key is fully inserted you would be able to pull the core out of the foot.
If you have older towers you can check our online fit guide for discontinued tower fits.
For more information on lock cores and keys for yaki.