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Re: antenna mast replacement question Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Fri, 2 Feb 2001 16:07:51
In Reply to: antenna mast replacement question, Erwin Timmers, Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:56:22 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The antenna is a bunch of telescoping tubes. The largest, outside tube is shiny metal (chrome), and has tabs on it. This fits down into the body of the motor, and that shiny tube is what makes the electrical connection between the antenna tube itself, and a wire to the radio. The tabs on the shiny tube catch on ridges inside the motor, and that keeps the whole assembly inside. The 17mm nut on top does two tasks - it secures the top of the motor assembly to the car, and it helps keep the antenna from poping out the top.
The theory of removal is good, the practise can be hard. You remove the nut, then extend the antenna. I then get a good set of gloves with good grip on the palms, grab the antenna, and pull up hard with a jerking motion. You are trying to get those tabs on the base of the antenna shaft (on the 'chrome' part) past the retaining ridges inside the motor. I wear gloves because you can hurt yourself on that antenna, and your hands get pretty greasy. If things go well, five or six or twenty-two hard jerks, and the assembly comes out. The sleeve is just the outermost shiny part of the antenna mast. Looking at your new mast, you should see this.
In theory, once the antenna mast and it's outermost part, along with the nylon toothed cable are out, all you need to do is feed the new cable in, and press the new mast down into place. The tabs on the new mast catch the ridges inside the motor housing, and everything works great.
In my experience, I am able to replace the mast from outside the car about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I end up cutting the old mast off so I can remove the motor assembly from inside the car. I then disassemble it on the bench.
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