Trick for Yakima EXO Swing Away Storage System Y74ZR to Allow Hatch of 2022 Wagoneer to Open

Published 02/09/2023

Question:

Can you elaborate on the 2022 wagoneer clearance issue identified by a reviewer? thanks

asked by: J

Expert Reply:

I found the review you mentioned.

"Specifically for 2022 and newer Wagoneer owners there is a trick to opening your back hatch with this installed. You have to fully swing loosen the top pivot screw about 1/8” to allow the clearance for the hatch to swing by. If all is tight and you only swing the arm to the 90 deg position it will hit when you open the hatch."

So what he's saying is that in order to fully open the hatch of the Wagoneer with the EXO part # Y74ZR he found that if he loosened the pivot of just the top box he was able to allow the hatch swing past it. He had mentioned that he had pictures to share but they didn't make it through otherwise I would have linked those as well.

expert reply by: Jameson C