One side of the load cover has come off the housing.
An eyelet is visible in the cloth but I can't see how to reattach it or get the end cap(s) off to investigate further

Wee Mac, October 2010

Excellent. Just a note - there was definitely tension in both of mine so I had to be just as careful taking off the second end plate!

Nick White, July 2018

if your cloth is creased just iron it out

dave, May 2016

Brilliant! I am a highly impractical person, with little patience for obscure jobs like this one. I googled the problem without much hope, but found this page and was able to follow the instructions and it all worked first time! I used double-sided Sellotape along the full length of the cylinder. Thank you very much Murf-pug206!

Graeme Duckworth, December 2013

Had this problem too.

Start by putting the assembly on a flat surface with the curved side facing upwards.
Remove one of the end caps by gripping it under the slot that the material passes through and moving it upwards and off the end of the assembly.
Put this part to one side.
Then remove the tiny cross headed screw that becomes visible.
Then turn over the unit and start to remove the screw from the opposite side. The part that these two screws hold in under tension so be careful to stop the part rotating until you want it to!
With both screws removed you can prise the end plate slightly out of the end of the channel and allow it to rotate (I used a finger to stop it every half turn to count the tension required when reassembling - 26 half turns in my case).
Now that thension was released I removed the end cap from the other end of the assembly in the same maner as above but not worrying about tension on the end plate.
With both ends free from the main assembly i pulled out the tensioners from either end (these are what the end plates are attached to inside the main channel)
I then removed the inner tube roller to which the fabric cover is attached (partly attached, as I wouldn't be doing this otherwise!)
I reattached the fabric with a 6" x 1" piece of double sided tape, then rolled the fabric onto the inner tube roller, and slid the tube back into the channel.
Then I attached one endplate/tensioner and once secured, went to the other end and wound the tensioner 26 half turns (as above) then pushing the end plate into the main channel I secured it with the remaining two screws.
After pushing on the end caps, I fitted it back to the car - brilliant - sorted at last! When retracted there is some creasing to the fabric which has been like this since the fault first appeared - I hope it will return to normal over time! Good luck!

Murf-pug206, November 2012

Just the start I needed. Once the end caps and spring mechanisum were removed the bar to which the blind attaches can be slid out of the end of the casing. Having reattached the blind I wound it on the roller and again, slid it into the casing from the end. 20 half turns of the spring mechanisum gives a nice controlled retraction of the cover (original was 35 half turns - counted as I dismantled unit)

Rod S, August 2011

Thanks for the tips. My load cover did this too. Fixed in half an hour using your method.

Ewan, June 2011

Hey - thanks Rosi.
Did the job over the weekend. Didn't need a crowbar but had to be careful taking the internal end-caps off. Once the screws are out those spring loaded ends are vicious!!!
Carefully let those unwind to release the tension.
Taped on the cloth as you suggested (it had torn from the plastic sliding strip that holds it into the bar). Wound the cloth back in and then manually wound the end caps individually to put some tension into the retraction of the cloth.
I only turned them about 20 times each as I didn't want too much tension on the repair.
Two pairs of hands were definitely helpful!
Thanks again.

Lesley, May 2011

I just did it. Take the cover out of the car by springing one end in and lifting out of its socket. Turn over so the curvy bit shows (put on table) there is a V shape portrution on the moulded ends. If if you insert a very large paper clip under the end where this v is you can slide the ends off. the spring bit on each end can just be clipped off. Undo the screws on the top and bottom of each end. Then use crow bar to enlarge the gap to get out the bar going through the thing...bit fiddly on my own.. Using double sided tape (not glue) put this a long the length of the bar and put the end of the cloth along the edge. DO NOT WRAT THE CLOTH ALL THE WAY ROUND. (i wrapped it around too much and had to undo as it wouldnt reach the hook when i put it back in the boot) . Using the crow bar again, put the bar back into the tube and wind up the cloth onto it - backwards (too fat to get in if wound first). the ends are elastic and you have to grip the bar a little way along to do it. Then when it is wound on you can pull out the cloth a little ways...it does not snap back. Pull out the elalstic end and turn it aqay from you several times and replace. It should snap back. do this until it is snappy enough. Put the spring back on the ends and put the end caps back on and try in the boot before putting screws back in. If ok..remove end caps and put screws back and presto...its fixed. Think it would be better if i had a man to do it but I am a resourceful gal!

Rosi, April 2011

Don't know but if you insert a v.large paper clip into the end just wher the velcro has a v...the end clip comes off...It slides back on easy enough...just have to work out the mechanism the...if you do let me know..im just having a go now.

Rosi, April 2011