DIY: Antenna that wont come all the way down.
Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!
Do you have an antenna thats stuck half way and wont come down? Sick and tired of it? Well stress no more,read on...
Note: The subject antenna is from a CRX del sol.
Cause: Motor is dead or antenna is slightly bent causing it to not go down.
Aim: To put the antenna back to "full retract" position.
Tools and things needed:
The subject antenna
Philips screwdriver
Small flathead screwdriver
sth to take a small nut off (eg Plier)
Thread
Degreaser
Newspaper
Step 1:
Spread Newspaper on work area
Step 2:
Take the subject and place it on the newspaper
Step 3:
Use Screwdriver to unscrew the screws circled in green
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Step 4:
Remove subjects cover and the internals should look something like this
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Step 5:
Remove the round thingy in the pic, the antenna lines will spring out put it aside.
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Step 6:
Once its been remove, put it aside then pry out the plastic piece using the small flathead screwdriver
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Step 7:
Once its out, slide it along the antenna line to put it aside.
Then unscrew the 2 screws holding the motor (in green).
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...C01903copy.jpg
Disengage the motor teeth from the gear so that the gears can move freely. When the gears can move freely, you can pull the antenna line to retract the antenna. If your antenna was bent like mine. you would need to take the antenna (steel part) out of the whole casing and use a lil bit of force to push the shorten the antenna. You will understand what to do with the line and the gear once you reach this step.
I dont have pics for this part.. hands were dirty.. but its all self explanatory :D
Step 8:
After you are satisfied with what you have done, screw the motor back in place and put the plastic piece back. Turn the antenna line and hide it in the round thingy and put it back all in place.
The lines will spring out when u try to put the casing back on. This is where the thread comes in handy.
loop it over the round thingy and the back casing like so (the thread in the pic is loose cos i didnt pull it tightly)
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...C01905copy.jpg
It holds the round thing and prevents it from springing up while u put the casing back on.
Screw the casing back on and you are done! Congratulations, you have a retracted antenna! no more fuss!:cool:
Step 9:
Oh yeah! and use the degreaser to get the grease off your hands!
