[s-cars] Re: How big is your UrS4 Antenna? and part #?

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, William Noland wrote:
>
> Ah, such a delicate subject. Appears your antenna is not reaching full
> extension for true listening satisfaction, Doug. It's a long, manly
> antenna and you want to be sure to display it as intended, so that all
> who see it will understand the true virility of your S-Car. You might
> want to give the motor a little help as it raises (pull the sucker out),

Ummm.

> then lubricate the sections with a little grease, silicon, bacon fat, or
> what have you.

I'll caution that putting sticky greasy stuff on the antenna, such
as yer examples of KY Jelly, certainly makes the extended device
slippery - but it also attracts dirt, grit, maybe even bug parts
from those weren't moving outa the way fast enough.  After you've
retracted and extended the greased up thingy a few times, you will
have worked a good bit of that dirt and grit into the antenna
housing.  This ensures that it will stick and jam in the future.

I'd suggest you clean the extended antenna shaft very well, and
pull on it as it extends to make sure it's all the way out.  At
the most, use a little hard wax on the antenna, certainly nothing
that will cause grit to stick to the antenna shaft.

> Mine usually exhibits the opposite problem -- won't retract fully.
> If this doesn't work, there's always viagra.com.  :-)

When the antenna has repeatedly stuck part way out or part way in,
you've almost certainly developed flat spots on the nylon insert
inside the metal antenna shaft.  The only real fix at this point
it to put in a new antenna shaft & nylon piece.

    - Charlie


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