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Cool. The manual isn't very clear so figured I would ask the experts. Thanks for the help, the worry I had is that my towball is too big for the bike rack. Starting looking at options to replace the tow bar... lol :clap:

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Ha Ha, No stress. I had the same issue with my thule one. Mine had two M6 nuts below the cover that needed adjustment. Also took me awhile to figure it out!!!

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So just some feedback. When passed the shop and it turns out I just wasn't pushing it in hard enough. Didn't need any adjustments. Anyway it seems quite solid. I'm really impressed with the build quality

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Glad you came right. Sorry for ASSuming it was a platform one and confusing matters. Happy safe riding.

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Hi all

 

Using an old thread for a question, I have a Thule bike rack, and was curious, what is the advice around the cleaning of a Thule bike rack, do you just spray it off, use some grease on the clamp mechanism, spray some Q20 or something to prevent moisture and rust?

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I had the same issue when I got a new car - it appears the new tow balls have a slightly wider reinforced neck. I ended up just swapping the bolt on tow ball.

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Hi all

 

Using an old thread for a question, I have a Thule bike rack, and was curious, what is the advice around the cleaning of a Thule bike rack, do you just spray it off, use some grease on the clamp mechanism, spray some Q20 or something to prevent moisture and rust?

 

I actually never cleaned my thule as I avoided dirt roads when I had it on.  Was easy as I did not do MTB rides then.  So stored it in the garage.  The most cleaning I did on it so far was just wiping the dust off with a cloth.

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I just wash mine when I clean the bikes. Some simple soap and water, and rinse well.

I’ve never had any issues with rust (most of the rack is plastic, aluminium, or powder coated steel)...

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I normally wash the bikes on a bikestand.

 

Sunday was the second time this year that I washed the bikes on the Thule Rack, and then also cleaning the rack.

 

Inbetween I have used a damp cloth to wipe it down.

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