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I may be in line for the mallet head of the month award, but here's what I did (also using the FAQ's as a guide).
I removed the nut securing the antenna to the fender and then turned the radio on. While it was extending, I pulled on it to remove the mast and the nylon drive. The mast stopped when it reached the first section and I was unable to move it further. I tried this a few times and then decided that my next move would be to pull the motor apart and see if I could persuade the mast to pull out. No luck, but I am now an expert on pulling this thing apart and putting it back together. It was really hard (almost impossible) to reassemble since I had to rewind the nylon drive in order to put it back together. The antenna is back in the car and still works as poorly as before.
How does the mast come out? I must really be missing something obvious?. I note that the new mast came with a round nylon piece that looks like the piece I can see peaking out of the bottom of the mast where it mounts into the large tubular housing that the mast passes through and that is attached to the motor. How on earth I would replace that thing is beyond me since I know that this larger tube does not want to be removed. I did try removing the two pinch screws that grip the bottom of this tube and attempted to drive the tube out of the motor housing without budging it.
I hope this is all clear. The bottom line is I can't figure out how to pull out the old mast. I do think I understand what I will need to do to put the new one in if I ever do get the old one out.
Mike
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