The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

wierd antenna issues 700

posted by  Rtilghman on  Fri Aug 22 13:54 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

1985 745t

Over the past few months I've been having issues with my antenna. Specifically the antenna will NOT retract all the way into the sleeve, regardless of how thoroughly I clean it, lube it with PBblaster, or tighten it up. Figuring it had something to do with a slight knock the antenna took awhile ago I figured I'd replace the mast. Went to do this tonight with a new mast (it was a total clusterf#%$) and finally got it refed properly. However, it STILL won't retract properly.

It goes up perfectly, climbing the second I hit the antenna switch and fully extending. When it retracts it stops about the length of the final sleeve element (like 6"). If I push it along down as its retracting it will go all the way in, but it sometimes won't go all the way up after that. However, it WILL go up all the way after it starts again.

I thought maybe the motor had lost a tooth or something, but it doesn't jer or stop whil it goes up and down and starts and stops immediately. I would think if a tooth was busted it would affect how it runs...

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
rt





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.