Power Antenna

[huntsg]

Looking for a power antenna. Thanks.

 

[BBcallaway]

Just a option. I sent mine to Gbody and had it rebuilt.

 

[huntsg]

How much was that for them to do? The motor works but won't go all the way down.

 

[BBcallaway]

$200. Mine was the same. There is a mast repair kit. The cable inside often breaks. I did not want to put in a universal type as it would require some bracket work.

 

[GNONYX]

$200. Mine was the same. There is a mast repair kit. The cable inside often breaks. I did not want to put in a universal type as it would require some bracket work.

In the future if have any question, even like this one post in the "General Turbo Buick Tech" section
My nylon cable broke and cut it short about 3" and repaired it, but in the future I will replace the nylon cable with this:
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/th...for-less-than-2-and-never-break-again.369135/

 

[huntsg]

Thanks for the info. Mine is not the mast problem. I did that repair and it did not fix my issue.

 

[GNONYX]

Thanks for the info. Mine is not the mast problem. I did that repair and it did not fix my issue.

What is the problem if it's not the motor or the mast? Maybe you can unplug it from the engine compartment and hook up the power to the picture attachment and see if it operates directly.

 

[huntsg]

I'm not sure. The motor works but won't pull mast all the way down or push all the way up. Nylon cable isn't broken and I did the recommended repair even though it wasn't needed with no improvement.

 

[GNONYX]

I'm not sure. The motor works but won't pull mast all the way down or push all the way up. Nylon cable isn't broken and I did the recommended repair even though it wasn't needed with no improvement.

It seems the only thing is the mast itself is bend and preventing from moving either direction, or something is stuck in the antenna gears.
You might have to take it apart and examine internally to find you the problem.
Remove the nylon cable from where it wraps itself around the housing gear, then see if the mast slide up or down with the cable still attached to the antenna mast.

 

[louie3888]

Mast is $100 bucks and real simple to replace.