Power Antenna Issue

[RipMr2]

Hello!

After looking through the forum and google for a good hour and a half, I am going to give up looking for the solution. I'm new here to the forums and just recently bought a '90 300zx TT. The only issue I have with my Z, that I know of so far, is that the antenna is not being pulled down sometimes even with a little help it will not go down at all. But when it does go down (rarely) and I turn the radio on again, it is pushed up like it normally does without any issues every time. Since it is being pushed up fine, I don't think lubricant will help. I'm thinking the mast might need to be replaced? And if it does, would anyone be kind enough to send me in the right direction as to where I should order a new one?

Thanks guys,
Keegan

[marty1mc]

You may need to replace the antenna mast nylon cord. It breaks but is replaceable. If you look on CourtesyParts.com you can probably find it. Here are instructions on how to change it.

http://www.carstereohelp.org/DoItYourse ... t300zx.htm

[RipMr2]

Alright, looks like fun! Thanks for the help marty!

[canadian booster]

i just went through rebuilding my power antenna using my broken one and a a used one i ordered (arrived broken as well) and a new mast i ordered online.

first off, it was kind of a hassle, but now works great.

if you get a new mast, make sure to open your power antenna (single 8mm? nut in middle of black part) and take out the clear plastic wheel. wind your new mast around this over and over, the mast teeth facing INWARD, put some tape on it, and let it sit in a warm spot or near a floor vent for a couple of days. i had mine sit on top of my fridge for a weekend.

the mast comes pretty straight, and has a hell of a time winding into that wheel unless you do this i found

the website link is helpful, but what worked better for me was this.. when reassembling:

unscrew the two screws that hold the motor to the power antenna and wiggle it out. with it out, you can now push the new mast into the black body part. (if the motor is attached still the gears won't turn on their own.) when the mast is mostly in the black body, put the other parts on the mast, reattach the motor

before you plug power to the power antenna, make sure your radio is on. this way when you plug in the antenna and turn off the radio it will suck the rest of itself in hopefully

it took some playing around and quite a bit of swearing, but i got it to work. most people replace it with a rubber thing or take it out altogether, but i wanted mine to work again, so it was worth it for me to fix

good luck!

[RipMr2]

Yeah, I'm trying to find a good day to do this. It's looking like I might just do it this weekend, since I have the day off saturday finally. The job looks like a hard time but it will be worth it in the end like you said. I also want it to just work again and I think it is pretty cool the way it was when it was working! Thanks for the help guys. I'll let you know how it goes!