On a Buick station wagon/sportwagon - what holds the roof rack on? My question pertains to removing and replacing the roof rack - if you take it off are there capture nuts under the roof panel? Can you get it back on without distrubing the headliner? - Bill
There are things called "well nuts" basically a nut captured in a rubber bushing, that go into the roof. It took me a long time to find the right ones to replce them when I repainted my Sportwagon. Ultimately, an Ace Hardware ordered the right ones for me.
we used to use the same type of nuts on marine applications,,if you have a marina nearby you might try them also,if the hardware store doesnt have them,..
Thanks - but I need to know if I take the rack off what happens to the nuts? do they fall into the car or stay in place? - Bill
yes!!!!! :grin: p :Brow: :Brow: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :moonu: :moonu: :moonu: lol - Bill
ou: :laugh: the well nuts stayed in place when i took my roof rack off,they have a bit of the rubber holding them up above the roof,and no-one wants their nuts to fail (just in case you might need them some other day) :Brow:
uzzled: not even gonna ask why the rubber is holding yer nuts up above ....REALLY dont wanna know ou: :laugh: p
Got my rack off, and my nuts stayed in place. Its off to the stripper tomorrow, then to the paint shop. No, not that kind of stripper. oh jeeezes, I quit! - Bill
Glad to hear the operation went smoothly Whats the usual recovery time for something like this ?? uzzled::laugh: :beer
