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11th July 2016, 11:25 | #1 |
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Tourer load cover ** Repaired !**
I don't use my load cover very often, but needed to yesterday. Pulled it out to cover the load space and now it won't retract. I have tried all sorts of jiggling but it will not go back in. I'm probably going to have to strip it down.
Before I start tearing into it, has anyone pulled one of these apart and can offer any advice / guidance? thanks |
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Thanks Tom - just a bit far away from me, and I'm sure this is fixable.
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Repaired !
Well I had a go at repairing this and it wasn't too bad. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pics but here is what I did.
1. Drill out the three pop rivets on both end caps and remove them. Both end caps need to be off. 2. Slide the cover out of the frame and on a nice flat surface (The carpet in the lounge), roll it up nice and tightly. The cover has a central tube with simple hole at one end, and at the other end is a slot which engages into a plastic key on the end cap. 3. Slide it back into the holder (leave it sticking out by an inch or two) and at the end with the key slot, use a coin or washer to wind the key slot to put tension on the internal spring. You need to use a bit of judgement as to the tension, but I put enough on to make it just difficult enough to hold in place with my finger. 4. While still holding the key slot on the roller (now under tension), put the end cap key into the slot. Now the spring is held under tension as long as you keep hold of the end cap. 5. With the end cap attached to the roller end, place it back onto the frame. I now put some long pop rivets back into the holes just to stop the end cap from coming back off. I didn’t tighten them up at this stage. 6. At the other end jiggle the end cap onto the roller and then fit it back onto the frame. Again, I put some temporary pop rivets in there to stop the cap from coming off. 7. Now you can try the roller to see if it works OK. If it does not retract with enough tension, take everything apart and start again, putting more tension on the roller this time. 8. If all is well, just tighten up the Pop Rivets which secures the end caps in place permanently. Note. Make sure the length of the Pop rivets is OK. One of them needs to be a short one, the other two are longer. Reading this probably makes it seem more difficult than it is. When you get it apart it becomes very obvious. |
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thanks for the how to, perhaps you could write it up as a separate post and have it put into the How To section, very useful.
I appreciate it did not retract but can I ask why it did not retract? macafee2 |
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lol. Glad I'm not the only one
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