How to Install Thule T3 Replacement Strap over Integrated Locking Cable on Thule Bike Racks

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How do you install it on the arm with the cable lock? you cant fully remove the end piece because of the cable

asked by: Ellen

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Helpful Expert Reply:

If your integrated cable lock has the rivet on the bottom and not the screw, you will not be able to remove the end piece. However, check out the video on the page I have linked at right. It shows how you can stretch the replacement strap, # 753-3535, enough to go over the cradle. You will have to work it on there by stretching it and moving it as you go, but it is possible.

expert reply by: Chris O

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Answer 1

If the cap at the end of the bike rack arm has a rivet instead of a screw to hold it on (check on the bottom of the arm) then you will not be able to remove it. But what you can do to get strap #753-3535 installed is essentially stretch it out enough…

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 12

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