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Re: Antenna Mast Installation Gone Awry Posted by Gene N [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Antenna Mast Installation Gone Awry, John, Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:35:55 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
John,
I have replaced 6 or 7 antenna masts in the cars I have owned over the years, and I have never been able to use the yank-out-the-old-mast-jam-in-the-new-one method successfully. It might work if you snapped off the mast while listening to the radio in a car wash, but if the mast stopped going up and down fully on its own, then there is usually a small length of the toothed nylon cord stuck in the take-up reel. That length of cord has to be removed before you can proceed.
It is not that hard to do, but you must pay attention when you are taking the reel apart so that it goes back together correctly. Once the reel is clear of the broken cord, you can then proceed with installing the new mast. You also have to make sure the teeth on the cord are facing the right direction so that they will catch the gear in the antenna body.
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