we can not get the rivets to stay on. my husband has banged it, hard, and it still pops off. The rivets are getting all bent. Everyone said it was so easy, well, by husband is an engineer and can't get the rivets to secure. Suggestions?
270126
The thickness of the collar determines which rivet to use. Too thick and the compression is incomplete. If your rivets are damaged, borrow a rivet gun and use a standard rivet. It won't look as nice, but I doubt your dog will care.
710653
My lacing broke and the replacement was better than the original. I'm not sure what you can do when the rivets pulled out, sorry. Maybe you can contact the manufacturer and get advice.
1958465
I was going through the same thing and read suggestions here. They really helped. I ended up using a small safety pin bent up and sat on table pointing up.Pressed the tiny hole onto to it all the way and then used a mid size short screw driver to nudge that batter cover off. So glad it worked!
1814758
Jessica, the same thing happened to me yesterday. My husband finally managed to get it back on but it took a while and it wasn't easy. Mostly he was afraid of breaking it. Good luck!
1620978
Hi Cheryl, I had a very hard time with this also. I loosened the tension all the way & enlisted my wife's help. I held up the handles and my wife connected the hook. It took the two of us to finally get it. I think we were trying too hard; because, it just kind of went into place. Sorry, it's hard to explain what we did. It was very frustrating. Good luck
1170700
Yes Ken B, so here's what I did: I wrapped 3m rubber tape around both of the metal latch ends that contact metal. There was still a slight rattle so I realized that it was the "bed" of the rack contacting (ie vibrating against) the frame when the rack is empty. No sweat; I just went and found Jose the Welder, hit him with a $20 bill and he spot welded everything rattling for me in about 5 minutes! Problem(s) solved.
901806
Funny, you probably superglued it on (like me), since it comes off so easily! Lock down the clamp on the post, and on the head, then rip the bugger off!
2224054
Yes, like other replies, I had the same problem at first. I saw a picture showing that the separation is just past the clip, which was helpful. I have heard that they get looser and looser over time, so the next question we will be asking is how to get the cap to stay on.
2077521
You could try checking the tension using the instructions in the manual. If it's too loose it will come off.
1018043
Personally, I had a problem because after using some JB Weld, I dropped the pin and while frantically looking for it the Jb Weld started to set up. I had to beat the hell out of it and the punch pin mushroomed a little but I believe had I not dropped the pin like an idiot, there would have been no problem. I hope that helps.
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Mine didn't initially want to go on, but I pressed down on it, hard, and screwed it in place at the same time. Two things, make sure that you tighten it in a clockwise direction looking down on it, and firmly grasp the section just below where you're screwing the end cap on so that you don't accidentally bow or break the handle.I hope that's of some help.
2136011
Mine just comes apart easily, in fact it falls off if I lift up the metal part. Maybe because it's old. Sorry I can't be of more assistance.
1934259
Hi Sam, I had a similar situation with mine. I noticed it was getting a little loose. I opened the jaws of the pliers all the way and placed the head of the rivet on my vise and used a large centerpunch and "re-peened" the rivet. Since it is a stainless steel rivet it worked very well and hasn't loosened back up since then. You just need to make sure the centerpunch diameter is large enough so it won't just hit the center of the rivet. Hope that helped Kevin
1805031
I also had a problem with the rail that was related to the quick release. You need to ensure the screw and nut combination is set right to get a good solid bite on the rail. Play around with it till you get a secure fit.
382145
Same problem here. Sorry to say we've had no luck getting the wheel(s) to stay on. Keep reattaching, but still no luck.
1413
I have found it is more of a technique issue as opposed to a brute strength issue. I can pop it off in under a second...but I've gotten used to doing it. Just practice doing a "press & pull", it'll smooth out!
562034
It was hard; it had been on for awhile and was stuck. I had trouble doing it myself, so I asked my husband to do it and he was able to do it. It might have helped if I had sprayed it with WD-40 or something similar to loosen it.