Any one have the cross bar not lock? Is there a trick for this?

[Utah Rivian]

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[81637]

I had a cross bar latch cover not seat down properly, but the bar itself locked into the roof fine. Mobile service fixed the latch. It's my understanding there is an adjustment mechanism in there but I didn't mess with it myself.

 

[Utah Rivian]

Thank you

 

[donguanella]

Hang off of the handle at the end of the crossbar with your body weight

 

[Tony R1S]

Yes, one of the latches in my set always gives me trouble. There are two screws at the base you can adjust but its very finicky and after spending 15 mins trying to make it work I gave up.. I never remember to take it to the service center

 

[SANZC02]

Are you referring to get it to click twice when trying to mount them?

If you are 2 then of the mount points on my set would only click once. The bottom of them will come off and they can be adjusted with an allen wrench.

First one took some time with trial and error to see which way and how much to turn the adjustment. Once the first one was done the second was easier.

 

[FooF]

Service can adjust them for you but you can try yourself. You should only need to make very small adjustments maybe 1/8 turn at a time and test to see if it is getting better or worse.
If you remove the rubber from the crossbar there are two adjustment allens
With the end of the crossbar facing you the right adjustment seems to set the play (clockwise tightens the play if crossbar feels sloppy when latched to the crossbar mount, counterclockwise to loosen if your latch does not want to do the second click when pushing in on the crossbar lever.
After adjusting the play to remove slop or tighten the latch on the crossbar the lever may be sticking out too far. Turn the left allen with the latch closed and lever down but not attached to the roof and you should be able to adjust the lever so that it is not sticking out too far from the crossbar. Make sure to put the rubber back on and test the adjustment and keep working on it until it is not too loose and sloppy or too tight and you cannot get the 2nd click when you push the crossbar lever in.
I also use a paint marker to mark the crossbar position under the lever so that I know I am always putting the crossbars on the same mount points that I adjusted them on.

 

[gregeast]

Glad to know there is some adjustment available.

My solution has been to swap sides on the track in question ie. rotate the passenger side to the driver side. I have one finicky latch and this has worked so far.

 

[ignatz]

I had this problem when securing a canoe to the top while in the cold last week. Instead of a ton of trial and error in the cold, I went with wrapping the latch with electrical tape. Just that little bit of force on the latch was enough to make the crossbars super solid and let me defer the problem until I got home and could mess with the dials in my warmer garage.

 

[Utah Rivian]

Thank you!! I am a going to see if I can get it. Service for this was in Jan and I wanted to be trendy and wrap the bars with Christmas lights. Twice a week I have a long drive for work and it would be fun to have those on! Thanks again!

 

[alwaysdarkchocolate]

Hi there,
Had the same problem (plus months long wait for service) and @TD-EV helped me out by posting a prior thread with a you tube video. It worked and I am an average person for hands-on DIY projects (aka clueless!).

adding it here:
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...oss-bar-and-thule-cargo-box.36271/post-664042

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