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Originally Posted by Farzad_K
Hello.
To my dismay I have found out that most of the cross bar bolts are rusting. One bolt sheared off as I was trying to make adjustment to the bar's position and I have no idea how to get that bolt extracted without taking it into a machine shop.
I have written to Prinsu about it and am hoping to hear from them soon. I wonder if others may have experienced rusting and how you dealt with it, and if you have suggestions on how to get the sheared bolt extracted.
Thanks a lot.
Farzad
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Should be an easy enough job to extract that broken bolt with a few applications of some penetrating fluid and a screw extractor set, which can be found at at local hardware store. If that fails, just find a drill bit slightly smaller than the bolt size and drill the broken bolt out.
I live in the great white north and have the same rack. I actually just relocated some bars today so I had a good look at my hardware and after 2 Canadian winters all hardware is looking good. I personally use blue loctite on every bolt because i'm really concerned about things loosening over time, but I would suggest putting some sort of grease on your hardware at minimum. I noticed my baja rack fuel holder came with a packet of grease that they suggest using on their hardware.
It would appear by your pictures that your hardware was installed dry, which led to moisture getting in and causing your rust issue.
Best of luck!