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Power Antenna Gears #1538794 03/31/06 03:34 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	I have figured out there are 2 gears that like to break in the power antenna unit. Anybody know a source of replacements? (I know there are sunroof gears..)

Re: Power Antenna Gears #1538795 03/31/06 03:48 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	There is a toothed whip that is part of the antenna mast. The teeth on this whip is what tends to break up after a lot of use. Wear on those teeth is accelerated when the mast is bent. The fix is to replace the mast which includes the toothed whip. Sometimes it is necessary to disassemble the scroll part of the mechanism to remove the broken pieces of the whip. The instructions that come with the new mast usually describe how to change the mast. Other gears that commonly break in the power antenna? There aren't any others that commonly break. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

Re: Power Antenna Gears #1538796 03/31/06 02:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 875 ohio B bkent_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
bkent_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 875 ohio	Do you get a new "mast" through ford, or autozone? 2000 CSVT #1172 of 2150 Toreador Red Birthday 1/4/2000 Drop in K&N/FMS Wires/AutolitePP Plugs Sylvania SilverStar/Indiglo Gauges Pioneer Premier P730/Sound by Audiobahn White HVAC Panel/Elky Mesh Mod/35% tint

Re: Power Antenna Gears #1538797 04/01/06 02:56 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	My gears broke, twice. The mast got bent, I think that contributed to the gears breaking. The belt teeth were OK. Last summer I had two gears break when the mast did not jam, and I used an Antenna X antenna for parts, worked perfectly until last week. The new Antenna X is completely different.I might just get a used stock one and hope it lasts..

Re: Power Antenna Gears #1538798 04/01/06 03:16 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Fav, Get a regular antenna! No gear=no broken gear. Mine has been fine for 10 years. "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Power Antenna Gears #1538799 04/01/06 04:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	Tony, Good idea! I actually removed the bad gear and it's a "manually retracting" antenna right now . Like on a boombox. The regular fixed antenna is more flexible if it hit something though..

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