kindof ironic, id never thought of the problem till i read banyan's post halfway down the page. the next day, my antenna malfunctions... anyway, my problem is a little different from his. when i turn my radio on or off, some part of the antenna (i dont know what third or such it is but about 8" of it) just sticks there. the motors running but not moving it. after about a minute the motor will give up and shut off but the stalk will still be up. the first time i could depress it myself but i cant anymore. is it just jammed or dirty? do i just need to take it out and clean it? thanks in advance...