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tomsetter
Hi Everyone,
I have the genuine 4 bike carrier on the back of my van, I live close to the seaside, which I know will increase the speed of rust. I bought the rack in Autumn 2020 and the 1st, 2nd & 3rd arms have all now got significant rust on the screw. This means when I go to attach a bike they are very hard to loosen /tighten, and invariably the locking nut at the top flies off and I have to get a step ladder out to sort. Does anyone know the best place to get these replaced, I don't need the whole thing I just need the handle at the bottom and the metal arm with the screw. I have tried to remove rust with various things but nothing appears to work. From what I can see replacement costs are very high (just the 3rd arm on this site's shop is £117.99) - seems crazy with a 2.5 yr lifespan..? I've also read about copper grease, would that work? any advice much appreciated.

I have the genuine 4 bike carrier on the back of my van, I live close to the seaside, which I know will increase the speed of rust. I bought the rack in Autumn 2020 and the 1st, 2nd & 3rd arms have all now got significant rust on the screw. This means when I go to attach a bike they are very hard to loosen /tighten, and invariably the locking nut at the top flies off and I have to get a step ladder out to sort. Does anyone know the best place to get these replaced, I don't need the whole thing I just need the handle at the bottom and the metal arm with the screw. I have tried to remove rust with various things but nothing appears to work. From what I can see replacement costs are very high (just the 3rd arm on this site's shop is £117.99) - seems crazy with a 2.5 yr lifespan..? I've also read about copper grease, would that work? any advice much appreciated.
