Re: Antenna Problem

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

To fix this you first remove the antennae mechanism from the car. Next 
you will remove the mast assembly from the power unit. Clean and 
relubricate everything. Before reinstalling in the car run it up and 
down a few times. If it is still having problems you must adjust the 
clutch inside. There is a ratcheting mecahanism that after it "bumps" 
3 times it switches off the motor. If the antennae is stiff to move 
the clutch will shut the motor off prematurely so everything has to 
work freely to function porperly. There is no good written procedure 
on this so you need to be a little familiar with the way these things 
work. If you can't get it to work right then maybe a local auto radio 
shop can help you with it. As long as it goes up and down the nylon 
drive cable probably isn't broken but be careful with it because after 
20 years it is probably stiff and ready to crack if handled roughly. 
If it does break it isn't so bad. You just have to replace the mast 
assembly which isn't too expensive.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Dennis Alberts" <DBJCFam@xxxx> wrote:
> I have an '82 Delorean and my antenna doesn't go down all the way 
when I turn the radio off. Does anyone know how to fix this? 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]