Thanks Nate, The black plastic is already out, so I'll cut the wires, as the PO had some other antenna on there and removed any plugs that might have been there, and retest. I might leave it up as Brian mentioned, yet I'm worried that some kid will break it off.
Rob
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--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> Turn radio on and go into the trunk , carefully remove the clips and move the black plastic inner trunk panel inwards , unplug the black plastic MPC from the antenna , go turn off the key and then return to the trunk nd re connect the plug ~ you'll be able to hear / feel the antenna's motor running if it's still any good .
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> If it's good , you *might* be able to polish then lubricate the antenna mast and then , using the same running back & forth , key on , key off method , get the entenna to retract as you give it a *slight* pressure .
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> Often once the mast has bound up and dragged , the motor's clutch breaks , so far I've not had much luck in fixing that , truth be told I just go buy another antenna complete @ P-A-P , clean , polish and lubricate the mast and it's good to go a few more years until I neglect to clean & polish the extended mast during routine service work .
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> -Nate
> Rob wrote :
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> > How do you test to see if your antenna motor is shot?
> > After returning home today, I noticed that my antenna won't go down. It
> > doesn't make any sound, and won't push down.
> > The fuse seems fine; I pulled it and put it back, and the trunk light is
> > on, so there's power. Radio plays fine.
> > I last replaced this Hirschmann 6 yrs ago.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob
> > '85 300D
> > Garden Grove, CA
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