July 13, 201015 yr Hi ALL! I bought one of those replacement mast's off of Ebay. It says they'll send detail instructions, well there generic instructions! I got the "special" nut off. Then I stopped. Everything is plastic, there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to remove the next two pieces to get the mast out. I have the Legacy Subee Service manual on CD, I can't find antenna on it. It doesn't have a good index. Anyone out there with info...pix? Many thanks, SubeeTed
July 14, 201015 yr I assume that the two plastic pieces you refer to are on the outside body of the car. With the "special nut" removed they simply pry up and off. Yours have been in place for so long that they may need some persuasion. With that done, remove the inside rear side panel to get at the fender's innerds and the power antenna assembly. Pull the drain tube from the bottom of the motor assembly and leave it in the bottom of the fender. Undo the wiring harness and the antenna cable from the assembly. Undo the one or two 10 mm bolts that hod the assembly to the car body and drop the unit down and out of the car. The tube that holds the retracted antenna mast usually comes off the motor assembly after a screw is removed. At the top of the tube there may be another fastener to remove its section that sticks up through the fender, but not always. With that tube removed the inner geared whip and the mast sections can all be pulled from the motor assembly. If there are any broken pieces of the old mast whip still inside the assembly, you'll have to open it up. Usually there is one nut dead centre of the unit that allows the side cover to be removed. Then you can remove the broken pieces and replace the cover. To load the new mast, retract all of its sections and put the tube over the top of it all. Feed the geared whip into the motor assembly with the geared side facing the inside of the motor, and push and feed all of the whip until all of it is taken up and the tube can be set back in place. You should now be able to attach the top and bottom screws that held the tube to the motor assembly. Just place the assembly inside the back of the car with the mast end aimed out the trunk opening, and temporarily hook up the wiring only. Have some one turn on the ignition and then the radio to check for proper operation before you reverse the removal procedure to reinstall the unit. Good Luck!
July 14, 201015 yr Author Hi! That's for ALL that info! The instuctions say that I should just take of the nut and the next 2 pieces. Then pull the mast out with sleeve, then simply feed the new one in when you shut the radio off and it recoils back into the unit. Those other pieces after the nut are plastic, I didn't want to start pounding on them, fearing maybe they are screwed on or something! THX, SubeeTed
July 14, 201015 yr Do these instructions help: Nut: http://www.antennamastsrus.com/Nut%20Removal.htm Mast: http://www.antennamastsrus.com/Instructions%20Mast.htm
July 14, 201015 yr Author Hi! These are the instructions that I got with the mast. It isn't what I have on my Wagon, similair, not same! THX, SubeeTed
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