Here's what it looks like opened up, I shoved the antenna all the way back in and you can see the end of the plastic toothed ribbon thing sticking out. I'm guessing the rest of it is broken off somewhere in there. Any suggestions as to what to do from here?
Well I've completely disassembled it and there are no broken off pieces in there, just the bit you see when I shove it all the way in. And the mast still won't come out. I don't see how 44 inches of the ribbon could be hiding anywhere in there so I'm guessing someone else has messed with it and it's junk now. Going to toss it and find a replacement.
Ok I found the rest of the plastic strip coiled up in the big white ring piece that I overlooked when I was taking it apart.
Cleaned all the parts and now working on getting the old mast out, made some good progress by putting WD40 on the mast where it enters the housing, letting it sit for a bit and then pulling on the end repeatedly. It's on the last (largest) section and it is really stuck in there.
If the mast is bent even slightly or dinged, you will not be able to get it to run smoothly. If your plastic strip is in two pieces then you need a replacement mast anyway. If everything else is working replacing just the mast is pretty cheap. Good luck.
I agree with KnockingStealth, you should just buy a new mast (which comes with the white plastic piece) since you've gone this far and taken it all apart.
The procedure to install the new mast is with the motor assembly in place so you can put it all back in car while waiting for the mast to arrive.
I already have a replacement mast, the problem is getting the old one out. It doesn't look bent or anything but I'm guessing the lowest piece is corroded to the housing tube. It just won't budge. Will probably need to cut and drill it out.
Sometimes they are a bear to get out. I had one that wouldnt come apart and the new mast went into another antenna motor that could be disassembled. With some penetrant and careful wiggling you might get lucky.
Well I finally got the motor reinstalled and it's working fine, now the fun part of putting the interior (including the 10-disc changer) back together...
The machine shop had to use a reamer bit to drill out the base of the old antenna mast, which had either corroded or been cemented solidly to the housing tube.
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