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Posted by John vdP (93SE 5-sp) on June 06, 2002 at 12:52:17:
In Reply to: Antenna problem after replacing with new mast posted by PaxMax on June 06, 2002 at 09:42:24:
Then it bound up again. What I found (the fiorst time around, too, not realizing it could be an issue) is that the tail really had adopted a "curl" over all the years, and when I got a new mast, the tail was much straighter and firmer. Cleaned housing, new grease, and new tail has been working flawlessly for months so far. The moral of the story is you can't just stick a new antenna in, you need to clean and regrease the housing. Good luck,
I took my motor assembly out, and you will be thankful to the Nissan engineers. Remounting is easy, because brackets align the assy for you. And the antenna can be completely disassembled. You will find inside the tail area that the oem grease has turned into a high resistance tar like substance. I cleaned everything to an inch of its life, lubed it with phono lube, and it worked well for a while.
John