q antenna replacement

[qship96]

got the new mast from joe today,replaced it,all went well,except it wont go all the way down,sticks up about 2 inches.tried the search,but no luck with answer to the problem! can anyone help with this? also received tension rod bushings,can a tire store press these in,or do i need to disassemble and take to a machine shop?

[Q45tech]

Broken pieces of nylon in motor some diassembly required.

Remember the bushing arrow must be correctly aligned.

[elwesso]

Yep. You gotta take out the motor, get out all the little bits, grease it up, and put it back in....

[qship96]

wonder why the factory service manual fails to mention this! sounds like more than i want to tackle right now,does the cd changer need to come out also? any harm just leaving it the way it is-sticks up maybe an inch now when off

[elwesso]

Its not hard at all..... You just gotta take off the cladding on that one side, pull it out and the motor is right there. 4 bolts holding it on and a few assorted other things. I did it in 30 mins before I went to the golf course... And you know itd be easy if Id take the risk of doing it before golf!