Antena gettting stuck?
06-01-2008, 02:37 PM
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Antena gettting stuck? Well, my antena has been noisy since the day I got my car. The other day when I was washing my car, I leaned on the house to see the beauty shine, and I noticed my antena had not gone down. I just smiled, said "Great", turned the key on, then back off, and it went down. What should I do, this is anoying. Stays up everytime I turn the car off, then I turn the key on and off again and it goes down...
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06-01-2008, 11:23 PM
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Yes -> The paint on the mast starts coming off and it "gums" things up. Exposure to road salt seems to make the problem worse and I often get the problem after long road trips in winter weather.
The intermediate fix is to use a rag to apply mineral spirits to the mast. That and a couple of cycles up/down and the problem should clear it up for the summer, at least. (At this point, you'll probably need to do the mineral spirits thing about once a year.)
If the fix above doesn't work, (or over time the mineral spirits isn't enough to keep it going) you can get a new mast for the motor. Part # 10256439 (Comes with instructions.)
The intermediate fix is to use a rag to apply mineral spirits to the mast. That and a couple of cycles up/down and the problem should clear it up for the summer, at least. (At this point, you'll probably need to do the mineral spirits thing about once a year.)
If the fix above doesn't work, (or over time the mineral spirits isn't enough to keep it going) you can get a new mast for the motor. Part # 10256439 (Comes with instructions.)
06-02-2008, 01:54 AM
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Yes -> The paint on the mast starts coming off and it "gums" things up. Exposure to road salt seems to make the problem worse and I often get the problem after long road trips in winter weather.
The intermediate fix is to use a rag to apply mineral spirits to the mast. That and a couple of cycles up/down and the problem should clear it up for the summer, at least. (At this point, you'll probably need to do the mineral spirits thing about once a year.)
If the fix above doesn't work, (or over time the mineral spirits isn't enough to keep it going) you can get a new mast for the motor. Part # 10256439 (Comes with instructions.)
The intermediate fix is to use a rag to apply mineral spirits to the mast. That and a couple of cycles up/down and the problem should clear it up for the summer, at least. (At this point, you'll probably need to do the mineral spirits thing about once a year.)
If the fix above doesn't work, (or over time the mineral spirits isn't enough to keep it going) you can get a new mast for the motor. Part # 10256439 (Comes with instructions.)