Power Antenna

[ac92pathfinder]

i have a 95 nissan pathfinder the antenna not goin all the way up like it use to. for awhile i used wd40 but the doesnt last along time. anyone else has any ideas what i can use to make it go all the way up?

[Dowser]

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In all seriousness. Have you checked to see if there are any kinks or anything in the antenna that is stopping it from reaching its full potential. If there is any part of the antenna that is losing its shiny coating, or any sort of pitting happening it will add a degree of friction to that area creating a bit of a harder time raising it. I mention this cause you say WD40 works for a little while which would help lubricate the surface and aid in..... "Getting it Up"

 

Could very well be something to do with the motor mechanism side of things though. And I haven't ever looked at how they operate so cannot comment on that.

[5523Pathfinder]

The mast has a plastic cable inside of it to raise and lower the antenna. That cable can break, causing the antenna to not go all the way down, or not all the way up. Removed the nut at the bottom of the antenna and turn our radio on. This will push the antenna up and you can remove it and inspect. If there is a piece broken, you may need to remove the antenna motor and remove the nut on the back of it. This will allow you to remove the broken piece. Reinstall the motor. You will need to get a new mast, then you can feed it back into the motor buy turning off your radio. Push down and you may have to move the cable around until the teeth grab and it pulls the antenna in.