Originally Posted by
Kapusta
That is not the same rack that you have in your pictures.
But it appears
this one is. And is part of what made me suspect of the origins of yours.
I was not suggesting it was your DIY work, but that of a previous owner.
Yep..that's what I have/bought years ago. I'll admit, I didn't look into its pedigree when I bought it. I had no reason to suspect anything nefarious was afoot. I took it at face value and it's worked quite well.
As the title of this thread indicates..I had a failure..(I now know a corroded) bolt sheared off..and I thought it might be helpful to folks to suggest they take a hard look at their equipment and refresh some hardware if they have an old carrier, as many do.
I still think that's not a bad idea.
As for this rack.. I'll fix it with better hardware, sell it, and move on.