Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:36:22 GMT From: Rebecca <nonenopsamlable.com> Subject: Re: Automatic Antenna Problem '92 900
In article <28885.4824$cR2.353071nopsamsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, sea.brooksnopsamdnet.att.net says... > Does the motor sound like it turns at all when you turn the radio on or off? > If so, the motor's probably okay. It's just a matter of trying to get the > teeth fed the right way while the antenna would be retracting (when the > radio is turned off). On my car, the teeth had to be facing towards the > front of the car. Once it gets started, then you just turn the radio on and > off a couple of times and let the motor run until it stops in each > direction. The mechanism will automatically adjust itself. Good luck. > > > "Rebecca" <nonenopsamlable.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.13ca6bb65e1b801f989680nopsam.bellatlantic.net... > I have a 92 Saab 900 with a motorized antenna. It stopped working some > time ago and I thought that the antenna was broken. So I bought a > replacement antenna, and disassembled the motor, found that the old one > was broken but when I went to feed the new one into the motor, it > wouldn't feed. Could the motor have burned out trying to feed the broken > one? Or is there a fuse that controls it that might be blown or removed > to keep it from trying? I bought the car used, and I don't think it > worked when I got it. > > Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! Reply here or to > ra_robertsnopsamoot.com > > Thanks, Rebecca > > > Hey, thanks for the input. The motor doesn't seem to be turning at all. I think that when it was in the body shop for repair, they jammed the stuck half up antenna down to fully closed. I don't really know if that killed the motor or if it was already dead, but it seems to be dead now. I think I need to replace the motor and then try again....but now I have bigger fish to fry - I was in a big accident and the whole left front end is pretty bunged up. No insurance to cover it, so I am basically trying to decide if I can afford the $2-3K estimate to fix it.... So the radio antenna just became very low priority! Thanks for all your help though, Rebecca
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