How to get old Yakima roof rack towers off of the round crossbars?

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#1

I want to re-use my old Yakima round cross-bars with new Yakima towers to fit my new car. I can remove the endcaps. But I can’t get the towers to slide off. One tower can rotate in place a bit, so it’s not totally stuck on, but I cannot make any headway to get it to slide along the cross-bar and off the end. Any ideas? I don’t want to ruin the rubberized coating around the crossbar

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. TYIA

#2

Have you tried soaking them in PB blaster penatrating spray

#3

I wasn’t aware of PB Blaster, and that it should be better than WD-40. Will give it a try. Thanks!

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