how do i remove my antenna from my 92 se? i got it unscrewed from the trunk, i dont kno how to get the actual antenna off of the car.

 

Open trunk lid. Remove power antenna-to-body mounting nut. Remove or push aside paneling. Disconnect the antenna lead and the electrical connector from the power antenna assembly. Remove antenna mounting nuts/bolts and remove antenna from vehicle.

 

i cant get the mounting nut off. thats the silver ring on the outside of the car right?

 

Yup, that is the silver ring. Try using some needle nose pliers to remove the ring. Stick the pliers into the slots in the silver ring and turn.

 

you might even need to try channel locks........thats what i had to do cause mine was really really on there and I had to break it loose. good luck

 

well i got that off... but now i cant get the unit out because the antennea wont retract (reason im taking it out.) i dunno what do try now

 

that was the problem i had to deal wit......I just worked at it a lil bit and wiggled it out. If i can remember, I think I was gettin held up by the wires in there, like they weren't lettin me pull it all the way down.

 

http://www.4dsc.com/articles/exterio..._antenna.shtml

 

so it doesn't retract....do you hear noise from the antena motor when you turn on/off the radio?

if your power antena runs but the mast does not go down....you might be able to push the mast down manualy. slowly and carefully though.

 

no the motor doesnt run at all thats what im takin it out for. i gotta see whats wrong with it.


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that site didnt help because my antenna wont go down at all so i cant remove the assembly because the antenna is sticking out of the hole.

 

if ya need a motor i got one cheap

 

My question is where is the best place to get replacement parts
(motor or mast or both) for these antenna's?? ebay? nissan?

 

can you push it down manually?

 

i got mine from junkyard

 

no i cant push it down manually. its stuck completely...

i think im gonna buy the one from toddy and just take a hack saw to this one

 

does it come with the antena mast?

 

eBay is a good place for the mast. Got mine there.

 

Chances are, the plastic gear itself broke and is down inside the motor housing. I replaced my antenna about a year ago. I thought I got all of the old plastic gear removed from the motor but there was still a few incnhes of it left in the housing. I was too lazy to tear out the motor (it's a VERY confined space..especially for my big hands..lol) and just lived with the antenna retracting NEARLY all the way.

 

ive been just using the antenna built into the window and it works fine. My antenna broke and i just pulled it out.