Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:34:22 +0800 From: "Glenn" <splitscreen69nopsamond.com> Subject: Re: electric antenna rebuild
The hole you glued over at the bottom is there to let any water that gets in drain, It should have a plastic tube connected also. Glenn "Simon Putz" <simon.putzDOESNTWANTSPAMnopsamline.de> wrote in message news:a1v51r$qip$06$1nopsam.t-online.com... > hi, > > i just finished rebuilding the electric antenna assembly of my car, > just need a new mast to put in now. > i had to get everything in parts because some ***hole snapped my > antenna at the base and i wasnt able > to remove the rest of the mast as it was pretty corroded and i couldnt > get it out , not even with pure force. > so well i got the whole thing out and opened up everything, removed > the motor casing and unsoldered it from this > kind of gear driven position switch. i cleaned out all the insides , > damn that was dirty .. and i noticed that i broke off a bit of the > plastic casing in the bottom where the screws go, so well i glued that > piece back on and i took out the gears and removed all the rest screws > and washers n stuff .. oh there was a little c clamp on top of the big > gear which i lost > i replaced it later by a piece of wire that i soldered together to > form a ring that holds it back. > well did i mention that it was really really really dirty inside? > there was all orange-brown sludge (shouldnt it be !white! lithium > grease ?) well so i washed off all that old goo and eventually i found > out that you can remove a guidance tube where the ritzel(?) of the > motor goes to remove another little gear and i cleaned that too... > then i noticed that i could open the big gear thing and well there was > also aloot of dirt inside so i removed those 2 springs > MISTAKE. .. dont do that if you are ever to clean your antenna gearbox > assembly ;) > it took me over 10 minutes to get that springs with this strange > weight at one side and the plastic piece on the other together > i dont know what it is for so far.. anyone have an idea? > well so i put that back together also.. i lubed everything good with > deep fryer fat (hope its not a too bad idea, its pretty consistent tho > and i dont really care if it rots inside , but if someone says this is > a really really bad idea i will just replace it with gear grease when > i get one) > then i had to glue shut the little hole in the bottom of the antenna > so that no fat would run out > i put back everything in its place and its working pretty nice, just > cant test it until now as i dont have the mast yet.. > well i just wanted to post my expierence in case someone has a slow or > bad going antenna or something ;) > better wipe off the dirt and oil the antenna mast regularly and i > guess there will be less dirt in the gearbox > i would be happy about any comments / replies > > bye > > simon putz > >
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