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How do i get old one off and new one in ??????

If it is just the mast..... remove the special nut with the special tool
(or a set of bent tip needle nose)... then turn on the radio... as the
antenna comes up.... pull it the rest of the way out. If the cable end
looks broken, then there is likely a chunk stuck in the motor... and you
will have to remove the motor and take the cover off to get it out. to
install the new mast... have someone turn the radio off while you feed the
cable in. Reinstall special nut.

"Howard" <Howard@noyesnoaaa.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

I tried replacing my friends antenna this weekend but I couldn't get
the old mast to come out. It seemed to hit a "lip" on the bottom of
the mast. I removed the whole motor, removed the broken piece inside
the casing, made sure the remaining antenna mast wasn't contacting the
motor gears, but still wasn't able to get the mast out. Anyone else
encounter this? Got any tips? I've replaced it on other cars before
but have never encounter this particular problem. Usually the mast
comes out pretty easily when the radio is turned on. Anyways, any help
would be appreciated.

Oh, I ordered a mast from ebay for ~22. really cheap compared to
previous posts i saw saying that the mast was really expensive (it is
though from the dealer).

Thanks,
Toan

"Jafir Elkurd" <jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote in message news:<10c2gkb9vkb4ceb@corp.supernews.com>...
> If it is just the mast..... remove the special nut with the special tool
> (or a set of bent tip needle nose)... then turn on the radio... as the
> antenna comes up.... pull it the rest of the way out. If the cable end
> looks broken, then there is likely a chunk stuck in the motor... and you
> will have to remove the motor and take the cover off to get it out. to
> install the new mast... have someone turn the radio off while you feed the
> cable in. Reinstall special nut.
>
> "Howard" <Howard@noyesnoaaa.com> wrote in message
> news:TM9wc.5$c76.54791@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> > How do i get old one off and new one in ??????
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