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| 2003 Lexus SC430 |
My 2003 Lexus SC430 radio antenna will not go all the way down when the radio is off. I’ve bought a new antenna mast. What step should I take to replace the old radio antenna mast?
Answer: The Lexus radio mast has a chrome colored ring around the base of the antenna mast (there is a tool to remove this ring to avoid scratching the the bodywork
but I have loosened the locking ring with two screw drivers and a lot
of care). With the locking ring removed get someone to turn on the radio
while you pull upward on the antenna mast/cable. Compare the length of
the “new cable and mast” with what you have with drawn from the motor.
If the new assembly is longer a piece of the old cable is still stuck in
the motor assemble and it must be removed and dissembled to remove the
entire cable or you will never get the antenna to fully retract. If you
are lucky enough to have gotten all the cable out to get the new cable
to retract. Feed the cable into the motor until you feel it
engage the gear in the motor, get a friend to turn off the radio and
the cable will retract. If it doesn’t fully retract, turn the radio on,
let the cable and mast fully extend
wait a few seconds and then retry turning of the radio. Probably half
the times I end up having to take the assembly apart to get out pieces
of broken cable, not a job I think you would want to tackle.
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