Contsi Posted October 18, 2024 Report Share Posted October 18, 2024 87 Quest Goes all the way up every time with radio power. On rare occasion it will go all the way down. It stops at various height on the way down. Could this be slipping from worn nylon gear therefore no fix or could it be repaired? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted October 19, 2024 Report Share Posted October 19, 2024 Your best bet would be taking it apart for inspection. You can make anything nowadays!! Maybe all it needs is some lubricating grease.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 20, 2024 Report Share Posted October 20, 2024 Agreed. I had a similar situation a few years back. Take it all apart, clean it up and coat it with white lithium grease and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 20, 2024 Report Share Posted October 20, 2024 Check this thread out. https://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/150491-how-to-retractable-antenna-repair/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted October 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2024 Thanks guys. Tried searching but doesn’t work very good for me. I’ll be getting into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted October 21, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2024 Unfortunately the nylon snake broke, it's very brittle. anyone know of a mast replacement source? I had another car with similar set up, the mast broke and I was able to feed a replacement into it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted October 21, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2024 Someone said Autozone has a mast that would need the snake to be trimmed; anyone here familiar with this or which one it would be? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted October 23, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2024 (edited) Looking at Facebook pages; someone said that one for a SAAB 900 would fit, can anyone here confirm? Thanks Edited October 23, 2024 by Contsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted October 25, 2024 Report Share Posted October 25, 2024 I've heard of the Saab fix, I recall hearing that it's not 100% and the antenna doesn't go all the way down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted October 25, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2024 Should of mentioned that apparently the nylon gear cable has to be trimmed for that reason (not going all the way down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted October 26, 2024 Report Share Posted October 26, 2024 If you do it, please document it. Totally for me. I might repair mine if Jan doesn't do a CF wing replacement of stock size with antenna shave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted November 4, 2024 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2024 (edited) The mast I got (for Saab 900) is just over an inch too tall. https://ibb.co/QjMNSN7 For around 20 bucks it was worth a try. I may still install it. I'll look around using the measurement and see if I can find something. Edited November 7, 2024 by Contsi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted November 7, 2024 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2024 Here is what it looks like installed: https://ibb.co/mT5p2cb I trimmed about 6 inches from the nylon cable (not sure you need to). I noticed that this mast is skinnier than ours, but as long as it doesn't pass the outer ring, it will stop when it goes up. Also, notice that the tip is different. I prefer ours. It's very easy to take out the mast, I can slide mine back in since the actual mast is not broken. I'll keep looking for the correct length, if anyone comes across something, please let me know. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted November 8, 2024 Report Share Posted November 8, 2024 (edited) You can always cast/print your own. You would have to do research but it can be done. Don't throw any of your old parts. Edited November 8, 2024 by LizardKing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted November 10, 2024 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2024 What am I searching? How to cast antenna mast? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted November 10, 2024 Report Share Posted November 10, 2024 How to cast a snake would be a more popular thing to cast. People use some type of dough or silicone to make a mold and then pour the material of your choice for the part. Lots of videos on the tube on how to cast at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted November 10, 2024 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2024 Yeah I can see possibly printing the nylon gear cable but not sure if there is a way to attach it to the mast. If that is possible, I would cut the cable from a new antenna and attach it to my. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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