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Originally Posted by UnicycleDan
I tried to take the roof rack off once, unsuccessfully, but I didn't go at it with any tools to try to find screws, etc. They don't just pop off easily when you loosen the clasps. I'll try again, see if I can find any disassembly points.
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You need:
Flathead screwdriver
Screwdriver with a T27W Torx bit
Ten M6x1x12mm stainless steel set screws
Teflon tape
A 6mm allen wrench
Step 1: Start by removing the covers from the front of the rack assembly. To do this, take your flat screwdriver and insert it in the clip slot on the inside edge of the cover.
Step 2: Remove the crossbars from the rack assembly by simply pulling up the tabs on each side, and sliding the piece forward and out of the tracks.
Then you need a T27W torx screwdriver to remove five bolts on each side. Wrap each set screw in teflon tape and use the allen wrench to install it in the hole.
You should be able to walk into Ace and ask them to help you find M6 set screws. You can bring in a bolt from your roof rack, but this should be the correct size. They look like this:
18-8 Stainless Steel Set Screw, Internal Hex Drive, Cup Point, Meets DIN 916, 12mm Length, M6-1 Metric Coarse Threads (Pack of 100): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific $14.05 for 100, with "free shipping."
Metric set screws, Allen, Cup point, Stainless steel 18-8, 6mm x 1.0mm x 12mm - Bolt Depot $1.50 for ten, but $5.95 for shipping.
Also, you might message
Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum, he had forty left after removing his roof rack:
Many people created threads on this site asking how to do this. People told them they should have searched, but linked a few articles, which I cannot read without creating an account:
Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum
Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum
They like linking this article, which is gone:
Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum
Most of this information came from posts scattered across that forum.