Installing second crossbar on the roof rack.

[rcl4668]

I'm installing a second Ford OEM crossbar on my 4-door Heritage roof rack. Prety straightforward install instructions other than having to purchase a torque wrench that goes down to 6 lb-ft for the install of the four torx screws. Only other question is this: On the roof rack from the factory there are four screw hole plugs or covers that need to be removed toward the front of the roof rack. Once these are removed the four torx screws screw in to mount the cross bar. Has anyone removed these before and is there a special way to do it or tool that is needed? I was just going to use a plastic knife and pry them off but I wanted to avoid damaging the plugs or the holes. Thanks!

/Rich

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[rcl4668]

Found the following video and it looks like the plugs can just be pried out using the tip of a screwdriver:

 

[Bronco2023srb]

I'm installing a second Ford OEM crossbar on my 4-door Heritage roof rack. Prety straightforward install instructions other than having to purchase a torque wrench that goes down to 6 lb-ft for the install of the four torx screws. Only other question is this: On the roof rack from the factory there are four screw hole plugs or covers that need to be removed toward the front of the roof rack. Once these are removed the four torx screws screw in to mount the cross bar. Has anyone removed these before and is there a special way to do it or tool that is needed? I was just going to use a plastic knife and pry them off but I wanted to avoid damaging the plugs or the holes. Thanks!

/Rich

 

[Bronco2023srb]

It is easy to do the plastic caps are just press fit into the holes on the factory rack. Will pop out with a flat blade screw driver. I moved the one factory cross bar forward to the pre drilled holes to balance the support when adding my Yakima Lock-n-Load platform. Use the ratchet and bit supplied in the factory Bronco tool kit.

 

[rcl4668]

Thank you! Yeah, the install instructions say to torque the bolts to 6 lb-ft but my stadard torque wrench only goes as low as 20 lb-ft. Ordered a bike torque wrench that goes from 2-20 NM.

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