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Re: Broken Antenna - Lost Plastic Track...Am I SOL? Posted by crawdad [Email] (#1867) [Profile/Gallery] (more from crawdad) on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:10:18 In Reply to: Re: Broken Antenna - Lost Plastic Track...Am I SOL?, TJ, Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:19:06 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Once the liner is pulled away, it's pretty obvious. A couple of bolts, an electrical connector, drain tube (disconnect the end to the car body), antenna plug and the bolt on the outside of the car. Disassembling is a bit more complicated but not that bad. You'll figure out that the plastic antenna wire is wound up inside the cylindrical part. The small nut in the middle will be taken out to separate the halves. But first you need to back off one or two screws that are holding the long tube and pull that out. Of course, the small black box with all the wires to it, slips off the tube. Carefully separate the halves so nothing falls out. Now you can see what remnants of the old need to be removed. Clean out. New grease. The only problem I ran into was at the very top of the antenna assembly, where the new plastic wire will be inserted, is a metal bushing with a lip that may not come out easily but must be removed in order for the new one to fit. Mine was rusted so I had to use just the right size drill to get it out without damaging the tube itself. If you need to, you might take pictures as you disassemble things. Also, the small screw with the black wire - it needs to contact the tube for the motor to run but don't tighten too much; it's easy to strip.
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