- First Name
- Jim
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2022
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- Location
- Chicagoland, NE Illinois
- Vehicle(s)
- 2022 Bronco Sport, 2014 Escape, 2022 Tri Glide
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- #1
When trying to secure the Timberline towers to the Jetstream bars per the OEM instructions... After tightening with the Torque Screwdriver they give you... My towers did not grip, and could be easily slid back-and-forth by hand. I ended up back at Rack Attack Chicago where I bought them. The Tech said he had never seen this problem before. We tried mine against the spare and the demo unit they had in the shop, and those were fine. Be advised: Three of the four towers in the box were defective... I suspect that the person working on the Assembly line that day put the C-clip that keeps the screw from falling out, in the wrong groove. This kept the T-slot nut from tightening all the way. Wouldn't surprise me if there are other Towers out there with this same defect... JH at Rack Attack Chicago was awesome; He swapped out the towers and it's now all good.
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