How To Re-Install The Replacement Rubber Strap Kit For The Yakima TimberLine Towers

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. I am switching to a new car so I’ve removed my timberline towers from my old car. There was a lot of wear on the rubber straps so I purchased the replacement strap. How do I get the new strap back into the tower? I removed the long Allen bolt so the old strap came out but I cannot figure out how to put the strap back in. My towers are the 2017 model so the rubber strap does not have the loop or hole in the rubber tab. I’m adding the picture of my exact strap. Thank you!

asked by: Lauren C

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To install the Replacement Rubber Strap Kit for Yakima TimberLine Towers # 8880820, on your TimberLine Towers, you will need to slide the barrel nut into the metal end of the strap, and bring the strap to the front of the tower.

From here, you will just need to rethread the Allen bolt you originally pulled out, and you'll be good to go.

expert reply by: Bryce D

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Answer 1

Hi Keith; the bolt that comes with the #8880820 is an M5 bolt that is 105mm long. We have an older answer saying the thread pitch is 1.60 but I was unable to verify that with Yakima. They will not give out that information in an effort to avoid any…

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Answer 2

The long screw of the Timberline strap needs to thread into a barrel nut that's at the bottom of the strap. So you'll need to see if you can rotate the barrel nut or just move strap to the point the threads of the barrel nut line up with the…

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Answer 3

Basically you are going to need to remove the long Allen bolt I pointed out in the attached picture which will allow the strap to release. From there you'll just need to slide the barrel nut out of the metal end of the strap so that you can pull…

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Answer 4

Yakima doesn't offer the bolt included in the #8880820 Replacement Rubber Strap individually, only as part of the kit. The threaded portion of the bolt measures 5mm in diameter by 105mm long with a 1.6 thread pitch.

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Answer 5

Brandon, it looks like the long Allen bolt you're looking for for the TimberLine Towers for Yakima Crossbars #Y33TR is only offered as part of the Replacement Rubber Strap Kit for Yakima TimberLine Towers #8880820.

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How To Re-Install The Replacement Rubber Strap Kit For The Yakima TimberLine Towers

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