Electric antenna does not go down
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Electric antenna does not go down
Anyone else run into this problem. About 40 - 50% of the time, my antenna
does not go down or it takes a while for it go down after turning the car or
radio off.
I'm in Phoenix and it's be really hot the last few weeks so I'm wondering if
the excessive heat has anything to do with it.
Thanks,
does not go down or it takes a while for it go down after turning the car or
radio off.
I'm in Phoenix and it's be really hot the last few weeks so I'm wondering if
the excessive heat has anything to do with it.
Thanks,
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Re: Electric antenna does not go down
hyundaitech wrote:
> After turning the radio on and pulling the mast all the way extended, apply
> some silicon-based grease. That usually does the trick.
>
Let me add this:
If there's any chance that someone's lubed this with petroleum grease or
oil, it will tend to attract dirt and stick. I suggest cleaning all the
old lube off as best you can with either isopropyl or methyl alcohol.
Don't use ethanol because it can eat some types of rubber that may be
used as an insulator inside the antenna.
Silicon lubes are incompatible with petroleum lubricants, so that's
another reason to clean the stuff off.
Richard
> After turning the radio on and pulling the mast all the way extended, apply
> some silicon-based grease. That usually does the trick.
>
Let me add this:
If there's any chance that someone's lubed this with petroleum grease or
oil, it will tend to attract dirt and stick. I suggest cleaning all the
old lube off as best you can with either isopropyl or methyl alcohol.
Don't use ethanol because it can eat some types of rubber that may be
used as an insulator inside the antenna.
Silicon lubes are incompatible with petroleum lubricants, so that's
another reason to clean the stuff off.
Richard
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Re: Electric antenna does not go down
try using a dry grafite lube
"Richard Steinfeld" <rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS@sonic.net> wrote in message
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> hyundaitech wrote:
>> After turning the radio on and pulling the mast all the way extended,
>> apply
>> some silicon-based grease. That usually does the trick.
>>
>
> Let me add this:
> If there's any chance that someone's lubed this with petroleum grease or
> oil, it will tend to attract dirt and stick. I suggest cleaning all the
> old lube off as best you can with either isopropyl or methyl alcohol.
> Don't use ethanol because it can eat some types of rubber that may be used
> as an insulator inside the antenna.
>
> Silicon lubes are incompatible with petroleum lubricants, so that's
> another reason to clean the stuff off.
>
> Richard
"Richard Steinfeld" <rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:11dgo73am9tguf9@corp.supernews.com...
> hyundaitech wrote:
>> After turning the radio on and pulling the mast all the way extended,
>> apply
>> some silicon-based grease. That usually does the trick.
>>
>
> Let me add this:
> If there's any chance that someone's lubed this with petroleum grease or
> oil, it will tend to attract dirt and stick. I suggest cleaning all the
> old lube off as best you can with either isopropyl or methyl alcohol.
> Don't use ethanol because it can eat some types of rubber that may be used
> as an insulator inside the antenna.
>
> Silicon lubes are incompatible with petroleum lubricants, so that's
> another reason to clean the stuff off.
>
> Richard
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