mrgreek

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a while ago my antenna would only go down a third of the way when off and up 2/3rds when on...last week it wouldnt move at all but after i lubed it up an additional literally 20 times and played up and down, cleaning, it just kept rising with filth near the bottom maybe from old lube or something...also, it was only a temporary fix...i got the haynes manual and all...is it time for me to replace it? or is there some super duper luber that will fix it lol

Northern Maxima

Mine doesn't go down so I brought it in to the shop. They told me it was bent inside and that I'll have to replace it. That could be the problem with yours if lubing it doesn't work. The quote I got to fix it was $127 Cdn. Of course if you're able to figure it out yourself, then I'm sure it would be a ton cheaper. You can buy the antennas off of ebay for pretty cheap.

BTW, I'm gonna be in Oakville next week, maybe I'll see your Maxima driving around! I'll just look for a broken antenna...

joecraps

Just get a new antenna mast off Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...544032480&rd=1
There you go.

MAXRB8

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I got mine from these guys:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...969116354&rd=1

Shipped to my door in Vancouver, BC, Canada no problems, cheap and easy to install, good luck!

Dan

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There's no reason to get the antenna fixed at the dealer. It's very easy to do yourself and cheap. By the way are you cleaning it before you lubricate it? If still getting stuck a new mast will probably fix the problem. Look at those ebay links.

mrgreek

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how do u clean it before u lube it?

i got a cleaner/luber...maybe thats it?

i "clean" it by wiping it with paper towel...

mrgreek

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one more thing...i bought one off ebay...how do u remove the antenna **** at the bottom, the thing that attaches to ur car...i know once u get that loose u turn on radio and pull it out, but how do u get that thing out? thnx

SMX95

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Snap ring needle nose pliers, is used to take off the nut surrounding the antenna, remove the little rubber seal then the outter plastic cap. Its been like a year since ive replaced mine, I believe to remove the thing Turn on the radio and then close it, keep pulling out the mast, the end of the mast will be pretty hard to do. Took me a while because mine broke towards the bottem end. I used some spray, and vice grips and yanked it out. now to put in the new one is the best part, start to put in the track i believe with the teeth facing towards the front of the car, turn on the radio feed in the wire a bit then turn it off, keep repeating these steps till its all in and its good. then put everything back togethert again. simple job, removing the thing is the only hard thing.

mrgreek

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"Snap ring needle nose pliers, is used to take off the nut surrounding the antenna,"
i dont really understand that...ill just couple days till i go home and get my hands on my haynes manual...unless ur a real pal

SMX95

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look at it, you will notice what im saying. Unless my setup is diff from yours.

mrgreek

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k i know wat needle nose pliars are

but not the ones ur talking about...if they are the same, do i grip the thin metal piece perpendicular or parallel to the nut?and then pull or rotate?
edit: ooooo wait, i use these to remove the rubber seeal...and then the metal thing...ok i got it , thnx

SMX95

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im sorry they are called snap ring pilers.

mrgreek

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can i still do it with needle nose pliers?

SMX95

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nope.. you will need snap ring pilers

wasson7

yeah, use the snap ring pliers.

D-Wass

mrgreek

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i got snap ring pliers now,...how do i remove that thing? i put it into the grooves,,,then what? pull outwards? turn left or right? (i tried all 3 without budging...not to mention i sorta ruined the black rubber thing/seal)
i cant believe this is becoming soo annoying for me

mrgreek

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i got all the seals and nuts off, and i cant pull the f@cking antenna out, any advice?

mrgreek

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bump please, i gotta fix this before i go to work today

SMX95

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Turn it as you were loosening a bolt. Spray some rust penetrator on it. Put the tool in and gradually apply more and more power, keep a steady hand and it will come loose, dont try to give it a full blast of power because you will slip the tool will come off and might scratch your paint.

mrgreek

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i got the first screw off, and then the black thing...so now i was looking at the antenna, and as i pulled up when on, the black thing on the inside came off...(the part that is suuppose to be attached to the antenna sliding thing)...now we cant move or grab ****

SMX95

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All you need to do is to remove the retaining nut on the top of the base of the antenna. I'm sure there is a tool for this, but I just used a pair of pliers. Then you should be able to remove the mast. The mast should have a long, thin piece of plastic hanging off of it, unless it broke. You can pull this out with a little bit of force. If it has broken, try making sure the radio is on, so the antenna would be in the up position. Hopefully you can get a hold of the piece of plastic. If not, you may be out of luck. I never had to take the motor out yet. If you are able to remove this long piece of plastic, all you do to install the new mast is slide the plastic piece from the new mast down the antenna shaft. When it gets to the bottom, have somone turn off the radio. It should begin puliing the plastic down. It may not go all the way in. Turn on the radio again, but then turn it back off right away. It will pull the rest down...hopefully. Screw the retaining nut back on, and you are set

SMX95

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If i recall the metal part of the mast the bottem of it has 2 clips holding it in. It's hard to yank it out because they hold it in, Get something in there to hold them flush to the mast as you can. try pull it out then. Took me a while to yank mine out and when I did I completely broke the mast and the wire.

SMX95

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Pull out the whole unit and put it under a vice it will hold it.

mrgreek

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well the little metal piece at the bottom is like totally stuck on...so how would i put something in there to hold them flush to the mast and pull out?

SMX95

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well, I dented the **** out of mine to the point there was nothing to grab but a little piece of metal. Do you have a vice grab the tool now not the stand unit. I heated up the metal just a tad to make it soft then I took a punch and dented the **** out of it so i was able to yank out one side, then the whole thing came out.

mrgreek

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i have to go to work now...hopefully while there ill call at my buddy who hopefully still has a digital camera...and ill take pictures....seriously though, u nor i should have to go through such a lil thing...ill take pictures...detailed as f@ck pictures to further explain this cause i dont know how to explain the shape my thing is in,,,and i dont know how to grab it./...thnx so far smx95...ill be back tonight

mrgreek

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ok i got some pics...first 2 pics are the tools i have access to...the 3 pics after that are the thing that im stuck at...
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please help

mrgreek

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images arent too clear at the important part...but if uve had problems with this, u'll surely know what it is

mrgreek

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any1? its gonna be pouring next 2 days here, i beg for ur assisatnce(the seal is broken and cant go back on )

Luigi38

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damn I didn’t know they had cheap antennas on eBay.
I bought mine from Advance Auto Parts and adapted it to the antenna motor.

mrgreek

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ya, but i cant get mine out at all...not to mention i need to fix it today, i wonder how muych dealer charges

edit: awesome, the little metal piece at the bottom encircling the antenna is broken and cut my hands in 5 different spots

SMX95

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Get a vice grip, Cut the atenna down so there's an inch sticking up from the bottem. Lock the vice grip on the piece of metal, Take something extremely small and stick it in between those 2 piece's, bash it in let the bottem dent in so that those clips will have room to slide out. Look at the new on you will see what im talking about.

mrgreek

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k,,, i dont have my vice grip here,,,im gonna go pick it up at my uncles, ill post results, one more thing, for when i get back...the little something to stick in it...lets say i stick whatever i find lying in the garage thats small enough...i put it in...bash it in with vice and once its completely in, yank out with the vice?

mrgreek

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we cut the antenna, and took out the antenna motor and looking inside...the problem is still at the part where the antenna metal attaches to the metal tube that goes into the antenna motor,,....

is there any way to remove that metal tube out of the antenna motor? also...where the antenna nut screws on...is there any way to release that thing?
red and blue parts, how can i remove these...PLEASE HELP

BK1

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Anyone ever try the FUBA antenna?