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Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks
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Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks

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Replaces the SpeedKnob and anti-rattle wedge assembly on your Yakima FullSwing, FullTilt, RidgeBack, or SwingDaddy bike rack. Includes the SKS control key needed to change the SKS lock core (sold separately). 1-800-940-8924 to order Yakima accessories and parts part number 8880508 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Yakima products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Yakima Accessories and Parts - 8880508

  • Hitch Bike Racks
  • Anti-Rattle Parts
  • Knobs
  • Yakima
  • FullSwing
  • FullTilt
  • RidgeBack
  • SwingDaddy

Replaces the SpeedKnob and anti-rattle wedge assembly on your Yakima FullSwing, FullTilt, RidgeBack, or SwingDaddy bike rack. Includes the SKS control key needed to change the SKS lock core (sold separately).


Features:

  • Replaces the SpeedKnob and anti-rattle wedge assembly on your Yakima bike rack
    • FullSwing (Y02465)
    • FullTilt (Y02462 and Y02463)
    • RidgeBack (Y02457, Y02458, or Y02459)
    • SwingDaddy (Y02464)
  • Includes the SKS control key needed to change the SKS lock core (sold separately) to match the rest of your locks


Fits:

  • Yakima FullSwing: Y02465
  • Yakima FullTilt: Y02462 and Y02463
  • Yakima RidgeBack: Y02457, Y02458, and Y02459
  • Yakima SwingDaddy: Y02464


8880508 Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks





Video of Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks

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Video Transcript for Feature Breakdown: Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks

Today we're going to be taking a look at the replacement speed knob and wedge assembly for the Yakima bike racks, part number 8880508. The Yakima replacement speed knob is to be used with the Full Swing, Swing Daddy, Ridgeback and Full Tilt bike racks when their speed knobs are either damaged or the threads at the end are stripped out. It comes with the black knockout here which you're going to remove that and it has the control key to remove the lock core from your previous speed knob to replace it into this one. To get started we'll first remove our wedge piece here by unscrewing it and set it aside now we'll grab our damaged speed knob and start replacing it as well. Now we'll move on to our bike rack and have our Yakima Ridgeback here on our table and the issue with is the thread is stripped out in our wedge. We'll push that off to the side, remove our speed knob as well, now we'll get our new one and start installing it. First since this is a Ridgeback, we'll have to remove this top piece from the wedge. Take our allen tool, unscrew those two allen screws, move onto the one on the inside.

Now we can grab our new wedge and install this piece on top of it. What this piece actually does is it takes up the additional space on our Ridgeback so it'll fit properly in a two inch hitch. If you we're to convert this into an inch and a quarter you would remove this piece again. Finally, our second screw, one last turn to make sure it's nice and tight. Next we'll move onto our lock core switch out here. To remove this plastic cap, we'll take a small flat bladed screwdriver and just pop that out, very easy, and then we'll take our master key here put it into the core and it pulls out like so. Again, very easy.

To place it into our new lock, we'll push it in holding onto the end of the core and pull it out. Now we're ready to install this. We'll take our lock washer and install it on our replacement speed knob here and we'll install it at the end of the shank like so. Then we'll take our wedge and we'll just start to screw it in on the inside. You see the cutout here, you want to make sure that the wedge fits along that area. Here's the end of our speed knob so we'll just match them up, just start threading it in so it catches.

Now we can place it into our vehicle, slide it into our trailer hitch and go by the normal installation procedures for this bike rack. Now we'll go into the end here and tighten down our new knob. As we tighten it down, you'll notice that the shake and play has gone away which means it's working properly. All right, it looks like we're ready to go, we'll lock it into place so it's secure in the vehicle and now we can load up some bikes. There you have it for the replacement speed knob and wedge assembly part number 8880508.

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Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly for Yakima Bike Racks - 8880508

Average Customer Rating:  4.7 out of 5 stars   (162 Customer Reviews)

Replaces the SpeedKnob and anti-rattle wedge assembly on your Yakima FullSwing, FullTilt, RidgeBack, or SwingDaddy bike rack. Includes the SKS control key needed to change the SKS lock core (sold separately).

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Misled. Sure, the ad shows (sold separately) for the lock core down in the description.

However, the image of the key with the lock in the product combined with the owners manual showing that the lock core and keys are indeed part of the package drives this to a 1 star. History shows I’m not the only one. Just include the lock core and keys in the package, as the instructions you sent me show.



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This Yakima OEM replacement speedknob arrived ahead of scheduled delivery time. Perfect timing for my 4th of July bike ride! Same price as Yakima's website but with less expensive shipping options. The installation video on their website is the icing on the cake. I will definitely order again from ETrailer!



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We love how etraler easy it was to order the part from etrailer and get it quickly.

We have traveled all over the country and love its versatility of the bike rack. But the Yakima SpeedKnob placement could use some redesign. It is designed to be too low - below the Trailer hitch. No matter what vehicle the bike rack is on SpeedKnob wedge will bottom out when backing out of steep driveways or curbs thus damaging the wedge. This is our 2nd replacement in 18 months.



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This part in the construction of the bike rack is difficult to put in properly, therefore quite time-consuming. We try to leave the bike rack on as much as possible because of knowing how this piece Is, when attaching. I am looking for a new bike rack to attach to our vehicle because of this Part.



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Was a great replacement. I was concerned that the special key wouldn't work, but it worked as advertised. Replaced it in 5 minutes.



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I bought wrong part for my bike rack. When I requested an exchange I got a phone call (!) from etrailer setting up exchange. Now we're back on the trails.



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Order came quickly, packaged well, and exactly as expected. I will use etrailer again for future needs.



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Bravo eTrailer.com! Your video (link below) provided great instructions for installing the Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly. I had to unlock the lock before I could remove the lock body from the old assembly.



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Soooo easy and quick. Thank you for the how to video. This was for a swing away!



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For those of you looking for a replace wedge assembly for Thule racks this one works on the T2 Pro XT2 with 1.25" hitch. I needed to add a couple washers but otherwise it works great!



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Once sorted out, everything works fine. I had to use parts from both old and new speedknob assemblies to make it work. Yakama says nothing about there being two speedknobs, but they are different (length, I think - so I probably used the new head and the old threaded rod/wedge, can't remember exactly). Needed one because the car dealer backed up into a steep bank and rendered the knob useless.



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excellent product & speedy delivery - will return to e-trailer for future items.



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This is the third time that I have had occasion to use etrailer since I purchased a bike rack for my car a number of years ago. Each time the service is great--the website is easy to use, the goods are reasonably priced and they get to me in just a few days. In this case, I needed a new Speedknob and wedge assembly used to tighten my Yakima Ridgeback bike rack into my hitch (the old one stripped out). I got it quickly and once again, I'm ready for another spring of bike riding.

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Jim T.

3/11/2018

Great—I just put the bike rack on the car getting ready for the spring and all is fine.



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Excellent customer service and follow-up. It was a pleasure doing business with your team members. Thank you!



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Did exactly what it was supposed to do and he made sure the part I needed was correct for the model bike rack I had. Would def purchase from again.



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Always good quality always on time...



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Fast shipping and spare part was hard to find but available here. Will shop here again!



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Your company is absolutely amazing to do business with!
Such professionalism every step of the process!



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I submitted a review previously



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I backed up into a very high curb and broke the knob on my bike rack. All that I needed was a new lockable knob for a Yakima HighLite, 2-bike rack. The only one available for that particular rack comes as part of a Replacement Mast with Anti-Rattle Knob and Adapter Sleeve, I thought that instead I would try the Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly and see if it would work. I am pleased to say that it does! I was able to take both apart, the interior knob parts are the same, so I was able to just use the new knob on the old rack and save

Great products and service from etrailer!



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Prompt and just what I expected.



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I bought a used Full Swing Rack that was missing a few parts. The Yakima Website was out of them all (and according to other reviews on their site, had been so for several months), and Yakima didn't have a date on when they expected to get them in. etrailer had the parts available (with one exception).

I thought this was going to be a knockoff SpeedKnob, but it is a genuine Yakima product. As such, it fits perfectly. It it super easy to add a lock tumbler and install on the hitch rack.



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Excellent service and timely delivery. This bike rack part makes the rack usable again for a fair price.



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I really enjoy the customer service at etrailer.
There was a slight mixup on my order but etrailer sent the part out right away, no questions ask.

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Tony

6/27/2022

Great



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This was an exact fit replacement for the existing piece. Relatively easy to replace and has worked fine since.


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    The key that comes with the Yakima Replacement SpeedKnob and Wedge Assembly part # 8880508 is a change key which is used to install a new lock core. So you would want to use it to remove the old lock core from your old assembly (insert it when unlocked and pull out core) and then slide the core into the new wedge with key in and then remove key and you'd be set. If you do not have a core to install you'd want the part # Y8771-A150 for that and then matching key part # Y8772-A150.
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