Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 00:44:26 GMT From: Robin Moore <robin.moorenopsamatico.ca> Subject: Thankyou re: Why does my antenna skip?
Thankyou to everyone who has explained that this is normal behaviour. Everything else is so over-engineered on the car, it was difficult to accept the thunking from the antenna every time it goes up or down, but if no damage is being done, so be it... I guess I'll just have to put the top down and crank up the volume to I don't hear it! Robin Moore Robin Moore wrote: > Any advice would be appreciated... > > I just replaced my antenna mast (1992 900 convertible), replacement mast > with the original motor/antenna drive reused. I did it according to > instructions in the manual and everything seems to work fine, except > that the motor does not stop immediately when the antenna is either > fully retracted or extended. As a result, the drive gear skips a couple > of times on the antenna,with a bit of a clunking noise. I have never > experienced normal operation as I recently purchased the car with a > broken antenna, but assume that this is not normal. > > Does anyone have any comments or suggestions as to how to resolve this > problem and/or comments as to the potential for damage if it persists? > > Thanks in advance.