1984 HO antenna problem
#1
1984 HO antenna problem
Battery was dead in the car so I put a trickle charger on and within a few minutes, heard a clicking sound. Traced it to the antenna motor. Unplugged the lead and it stopped. Is this common? I assume that was the drain on the battery but with the radio off how can the antenna be trying to work? Is there an easy fix to this or experience with this problem? Thanks
#2
I do believe there's a relay for the antenna. Have the battery fully charged and connect the lead. Turn the radio on and lower the volume. Listen to the antenna motor to hear if its still running. If it does, disconnect the relay. Sometimes those relay does stick and makes the motor run. Also, there's a plastic tape that makes the antenna goes up and down. I do believe the plastic has holes or teeth. If those holes and teeth wear off, it will make the motor run. The antenna is behind the fender and its a pain in the butt to get in there.
#3
The plastic cable that drives the antenna mast up and down has apparently broken. The antenna motor is now running all the time since it requires the mast to push down on a switch contact to turn it off. This is likely what drained the battery. You can get a replacement mast and rebuild the antenna.
#5
Second, is it true the inner fender has to be removed to get the assembly out? Thanks
#6
Battery was dead. Got a new battery and plugged the antenna lead in. Motor was turning while the master was down. Turned the radio on and the mast went up. Turned it off and the master would not go down and kept cycling. I was able to manually lower the mast almost all the way down. Could the plastic belt be just off? If not, where do you get a new mast/belt? Auto zone has nothing available.
#7
Battery was dead. Got a new battery and plugged the antenna lead in. Motor was turning while the master was down. Turned the radio on and the mast went up. Turned it off and the master would not go down and kept cycling. I was able to manually lower the mast almost all the way down. Could the plastic belt be just off? If not, where do you get a new mast/belt? Auto zone has nothing available.
#8
This happened with my power antenna in my 79 H/O, same exact thing. Battery was killed within 24 hours, it's a massive drain on it. I need to replace my power antenna as it's the mast staying in the down position and the motor is still running thus the clicking sound. I disconnected it at the connection that goes from the antenna to the relay and no more dead battery issue. So I need to pull the power antenna, a not so wonderful job. This happened 3 years ago. Hopefully I will get to it before I croak.
Also, this probably not the best way to do this job, but I am going to go through all the motions and remove the inner fender well to get at the power antenna that way. I've been meaning to freshen up a few things in the engine compartment as well so this prolonged procedure will serve multiple purposes. I do not want to mess with unbolting ANY sheetmetal.
Also, this probably not the best way to do this job, but I am going to go through all the motions and remove the inner fender well to get at the power antenna that way. I've been meaning to freshen up a few things in the engine compartment as well so this prolonged procedure will serve multiple purposes. I do not want to mess with unbolting ANY sheetmetal.
Last edited by BlueCalais79; February 11th, 2017 at 07:08 AM.
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