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help needed fitting roofbars please

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:05 am
by alecoddlyiv
i have recently purchased a ford freda aft which came with a set of roof bars (not fitted) and have run into difficulty today trying to put them on.

I have included an image of the fittings includedImage to try help with any advice given.

First what I had was the bars with C on top and A underneath with the bolt section closest to underside of the bar so after separating i took the A's and dropped them down into the four pre drilled holes and thats where i am now stuck.

Opening the roof and unzipping the tent i can see the front bolts but the B's dont fit into the gap alongside the rail and i cannot even see how to access the rear rails from the underside.

Any and all help greatly accepted urgently or i am going to be forced into taking a shorter surfboard away that fits inside the rear cab

Re: help needed fitting roofbars please

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:51 am
by teenmal
Hi the( top) of the roof has 4 threaded holes,use thes to attach the bars and or the brackets (depending on the make of product)with 4 setscrews/bolts pos B/C.

This might help..

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... Hgj6M_TyNA

Re: help needed fitting roofbars please

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:39 pm
by windywatson
Hi,

There are 4 metal retainers moulded into the ATF roof with threaded holes in. These are for roof racks/bars to be attached to.
You will not need to lift the roof to locate the under side of these as they don't go right through. Find which of the 2 threaded fittings B or C suit your needs. Before you fit the bars run it into the threaded hole to make sure the thread is correct and clean & use those to secure your roof bars.

Cheers

Re: help needed fitting roofbars please

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:59 am
by Griffin
depending on what you want to carry you can just use the ring bolts in the holes without roofbars to secure straps etc. I use something similar (L shaped brackets) all the time for surfboards and the like. After leving a home made roofrack up there for a long time my suggestion is to grease your bolts well and if possible use stainless steel fixings as rust was an issue for me when I tried to remove it.

Re: help needed fitting roofbars please

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:05 pm
by MrSniff
I had a similar problem with removing some very rusted bolts holding the rack on to the roof, to the extent that I managed to loosen and lose the metal retainers and shear the bolts inside what looks very much like the "A". I therefore now have two very useless holes in the roof, which I would like to sort our so that I can carry a roofrack - does anyone know where the necessary parts can be sourced or an alternative solution (I had looked at the roofrails in the shop, but these don't fit my 2004 AFT :( )?

(Moral of the story - check the RR bolts regularly to ensure they turn and oil if necessary!!!)

Thanks
Ian