2002 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 272

2. Move the end support and inner clamp to unhook under the bottom 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. HS1006BB 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 possible. 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 supports 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. 8-20