My power antenna will not go all the way down. It all goes down except for the thickest section at the bottom. I know nothing about how to fix it. What do I need to do?

Thanks!!

 

you just have to have someone work the antenna, turn the radio on and off... while you spray the antenna with some WD 40 or some other lubricant and eventually it will work again mine did the same thing... takes patience...

 

Mine did that too and I tried the lubricant and it worked for a while and then totaly broke the part that the plastic string is hoocked up to totaly fell apart inside I just got another antena for my max.

 

You will have to take the antenna assembly out (not hard) and disassemble it on a bench. Our antennas are great, they COMPLETELY disassemble, so it is easy to clean EVERY part. Your problem is caused by the grease in the tail storage area totally drying up, thus not only not lubricating, but actually getting in the way of the parts. If you clean out the old grease, and moderately grease all moving parts, not only will your mast fully extend and retract, but it will do so very quietly.

One note of caution: Don't get grease on the lowermost (fattest) section of the mast. This is where the signal gets transferred, and teh grease can act as an insulator. This happened to me, so I had to clean it and reassemble it and basically do the work twice.

Good luck,
John

 

When I installed my new deck yesterday, I noticed there was no power antenna lead. Pretty odd, then I thought it was pretty cool, because I have an ooglie antenna, and when both antennas are up, it's really ugly. I get great reception right now too, kinda wierd But my anteannna doesn't get stuck in the upright position

 

Mine doesnt' go all the way up. The smallest section doesn't move. It buzzes for about 20 seconds and then stops. How do I fix it?

 

Text from a prior post of mine may help - although this was on replacing the mast-it should give you some helpful info for now or future repair:

This is a weak point on these cars. Get good at fixing them... You'll get to do it more than once. Good news is that although they need to be repaired, they are pretty darn easy to work on.

Always buy the original Nissan parts.

My humble tips - buy yourself a small, bent tip needle nose pliers to remove the outer nut at the top of the antenna. Just unscrew the nut and the antenna mast and the attached nylon rope that the motor pushs up and down just pulls out. If you the nylon part is not broken off inside the motor, you can simply pull out the old one and insert a new antenna mast. Insert the new one by starting is slowly down the hole and have someone else turn on the radio. The motor should "grab" it and just pull it in the rest of the way. Screw on the collar and you're set.

If the nylon part broke off inside the motor - this is more work but still easy. Remove the mast as I described above. Then you have to remove the inside cover panels on the passenger side of the truck to get access to the motor. There are the quick screws - the nylon ones. I usually just pry them out with a flat blade screw driver. You will likely break 1 or 2 - You can get replacements at the dealer or I frankly just leave them out. The trunk liner is so stiff, it's no big deal. Anyway, once the liner is pulled out, you can access the motor. Disconnect xx things to remove it - one bolt (easily accessible from the trunk), the drain tube at the bottom (just pulls off), the antenna wire (just pulls off), and 2 wiring connectors. They all just pull off/push on.

Then the whole antenna motor assembly just should come out. Take the nut off on the black housing at the bottom. You should find the broken piece inside this housing. Just remove it - I also usually do a good WD-40 spray and wipe it out with paper towels. Then just put the cover back on and reinstall the assembly. You'll then have to put in the new antenna mast as I described in the first paragraph.

This whole process takes me about 30-40 minutes - working at an easy pace. My dealer wanted over $200.

Good luck and e-mail me if you have any questions.