I was taking the gutter-mounted Yakima racks off my new (to me) 95 Cherokee last night, and I found that the driver's side gutter is loose. The whole piece can slide fore and aft an inch or two, and the front actually came away from the car when I took the rack off, but I was able to push it back on so it looks normal and seems like it will stay put for now. I always thought the gutters were just part of the roof, but it looks like this one was sort of crimped on. I haven't gotten a chance to look real closely in daylight yet, but from what I could see last night it doesn't look like there's any rust - there isn't any on the rest of the truck.
Has anyone else run into this problem? Can the gutter be reattached so the roof racks can be used? If not, is there a non-gutter roof rack for a Cherokee?

Thanks for any help,
-Ben


1986 Isuzu Trooper, 2.3l, 119k miles when acquired 3/1996, 231k at time of death 9/21/03.
1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 2-door 4x4, 4.0l, 5-speed, 85k miles when acquired 11/2003, 138k now.