Subaru 2001 Forester Owner's Manual page 252

2. Move the end support and inner clamp to unhook under the bot-
tom of the roof rail on both sides.
3. Carefully raise the crossbar from roof rails.
NOTE
It may be necessary to move the Front crossbar rearward, near
the center of the roof rail for easier removal. Use care not to
cross-thread the screw in the insert if it has been removed.
n To install the crossbar
Front crossbar:
Front crossbar has the Load Label on left-hand side.
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1. Before placing the crossbar on the roof rails, make sure that the
T-30 torxR head screw is fully loosened from each end support.
2. Slide the inner clamp on the end support outward as far as pos-
sible.
3. With the front direction arrow label on the top right side of the
crossbar pointing toward the front of the vehicle, carefully place the
crossbar across the top of the vehicle so that the crossbar end sup-
ports rest on the top of the roof rails approximately 6 inches (150 mm)
rearward in the front radius of the roof rail.
4. Move the end support and inner clamp to hook under the bottom
of the roof rail on both sides and loosely assemble the T-30 torxR
head screw with the tool provided into the threaded insert in the inner
clamp on each end of the crossbar.
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