camry 1995: motorized antenna mast replacement
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From: Pszemol on 19 Apr 2007 00:57 Hi, I have got new mast and atempted replacement but during the work I noticed that the new mast has much longer band with teeth than the old one. It is possible, that the piece of the cable with teeth broke from the old one and stayed in the antenna motor assembly... Is there any access to this broken piece? Do I even have to worry about it, or just put the new one in and leave the broken piece in?
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 19 Apr 2007 09:54 On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:57:03 -0500, Pszemol wrote: > Hi, I have got new mast and atempted replacement but during the work I > noticed that the new mast has much longer band with teeth than the old > one. It is possible, that the piece of the cable with teeth broke from the > old one and stayed in the antenna motor assembly... > > Is there any access to this broken piece? Do I even have to worry about > it, or just put the new one in and leave the broken piece in? If you look at the ball at the top of the antenna, it should have a flattened off part just under the ball. By gripping this with pliers and turning the antenna, you should be able to unscrew the ball and remove anything left behind. At least, that's the way it was on two of my Toyotas with broken antennas (I hate the damn things!)
From: Pszemol on 20 Apr 2007 15:34 "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)AE86.gts> wrote in message news:ewKVh.16382$Ln5.8110(a)trndny06... > On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:57:03 -0500, Pszemol wrote: > >> Hi, I have got new mast and atempted replacement but during the work I >> noticed that the new mast has much longer band with teeth than the old >> one. It is possible, that the piece of the cable with teeth broke from the >> old one and stayed in the antenna motor assembly... >> >> Is there any access to this broken piece? Do I even have to worry about >> it, or just put the new one in and leave the broken piece in? > > If you look at the ball at the top of the antenna, it should have a > flattened off part just under the ball. By gripping this with pliers and > turning the antenna, you should be able to unscrew the ball and remove > anything left behind. At least, that's the way it was on two of my Toyotas > with broken antennas (I hate the damn things!) I have no idea what are you talking about... :-) I asked how to remove broken piece of the plastic toothed band which stayed inside the motor assembly after removing antenna. I have figured out how to do it myself yesterday: just took off the carpet padding on the right side of the trunk and everything was clear: two nuts securing the motor assembly, so I took this off... Then there is a black plastic cover in round shape enclosing spool which is used to wind the toothed cable - after opening this enclosure I found the broken piece of the cable there... Antenna is fixed and works now better than before it got damaged :-) Thanks!
From: videokid400 on 21 Apr 2007 08:26 On Apr 21, 5:34 am, "Pszemol" <Psze...(a)PolBox.com> wrote: > "Hachiroku ãããã¯" <Tru...(a)AE86.gts> wrote in messagenews:ewKVh.16382$Ln5.8110(a)trndny06... > > On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:57:03 -0500, Pszemol wrote: > > >> Hi, I have got new mast and atempted replacement but during the work I > >> noticed that the new mast has much longer band with teeth than the old > >> one. It is possible, that the piece of the cable with teeth broke from the > >> old one and stayed in the antenna motor assembly... > > >> Is there any access to this broken piece? Do I even have to worry about > >> it, or just put the new one in and leave the broken piece in? > > > If you look at the ball at the top of the antenna, it should have a > > flattened off part just under the ball. By gripping this with pliers and > > turning the antenna, you should be able to unscrew the ball and remove > > anything left behind. At least, that's the way it was on two of my Toyotas > > with broken antennas (I hate the damn things!) > > I have no idea what are you talking about... :-) > I asked how to remove broken piece of the plastic toothed band > which stayed inside the motor assembly after removing antenna. > > I have figured out how to do it myself yesterday: just took off the > carpet padding on the right side of the trunk and everything was > clear: two nuts securing the motor assembly, so I took this off... > Then there is a black plastic cover in round shape enclosing > spool which is used to wind the toothed cable - after opening this > enclosure I found the broken piece of the cable there... > > Antenna is fixed and works now better than before it got damaged :-) > > Thanks!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Give it a month......... dave
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 22 Apr 2007 20:27
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:34:32 -0500, Pszemol wrote: > "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)AE86.gts> wrote in message > news:ewKVh.16382$Ln5.8110(a)trndny06... >> On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:57:03 -0500, Pszemol wrote: >> >>> Hi, I have got new mast and atempted replacement but during the work I >>> noticed that the new mast has much longer band with teeth than the old >>> one. It is possible, that the piece of the cable with teeth broke from >>> the old one and stayed in the antenna motor assembly... >>> >>> Is there any access to this broken piece? Do I even have to worry about >>> it, or just put the new one in and leave the broken piece in? >> >> If you look at the ball at the top of the antenna, it should have a >> flattened off part just under the ball. By gripping this with pliers and >> turning the antenna, you should be able to unscrew the ball and remove >> anything left behind. At least, that's the way it was on two of my >> Toyotas with broken antennas (I hate the damn things!) > > I have no idea what are you talking about... :-) I asked how to remove > broken piece of the plastic toothed band which stayed inside the motor > assembly after removing antenna. > > I have figured out how to do it myself yesterday: just took off the carpet > padding on the right side of the trunk and everything was clear: two nuts > securing the motor assembly, so I took this off... Then there is a black > plastic cover in round shape enclosing spool which is used to wind the > toothed cable - after opening this enclosure I found the broken piece of > the cable there... > > Antenna is fixed and works now better than before it got damaged :-) > > Thanks! Oh. Usually when they break, they break at the top of the antenna where the ball is. I've had three of them do that to me. You got lucky! |