Just got my replacement mast for my 26 yr old truck. This video is so clear and even a dumb person like me will understand :) Thank you very much Ed for posting!!
Thank you! I replaced my antenna just now..based on your video and it was easy peezy. I watched several other videos and yours was the clearest to understand. Appreciate your insight.
This video is super direct and helped perfectly. Fixed in the time it takes to turn on and off the vehicle. Just open the passenger side door and do it from there. 2 minutes tops.
Thank you for this video. It worked like a charm on my 1999 Nissan Maxima. I had been dreading disassembling it from the inside, but this made it so simple.
very straight forward!! Geezzzz it will save a lot of time and effort to get under the fender to get this fixed,good thing for your video you did it without a sweat!! thanks a lot for this!! my cars antenna broke and need to get the whole assembly taken out the plastic retrating the antenna snapped.
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Hey Ed, I did exactly as you instructed - so easy, however, when it goes up now, the mast motor will run and makes a loud grinding sound for about 15 seconds then stops. On the down it works perfectly. What is the issue with the up continual running and grinding? I've taken it out again and reinstalled and still the same. How do I fix that? please let me know if you have some insight. Thank you.
Any help would be appreciated because I have been at it a while what am I missing? The antenna works just as the video shows but I can't get the nut to screw back on? Thank you
Hey @Lovebug8910, the nut can be tricky. Double check to make sure the threads aren't stripped on the nut. If they are, you'll need to source a new/junkyard nut. If the nut is ok, you might have to get more threads to poke through the antenna hole so the nut gets a good bite. Turn your wheels all the way left to give you room to work. Expose the antenna/motor assembly from inside the wheel well by pulling out the rubber/plastic cover inside and toward the back of the wheel, well next to the antenna. It's held on with some flat push pins (or maybe screws, I don't remember). Loosen the mounting bolt holding up the antenna/motor assembly (hold it from the bottom because it will drop), push the motor assembly up with your left hand so the threads poke through the antenna hole as far as it will go (you should see more threads poking through the hole), then screw the nut on with your right hand (or have a helper hold the assembly for you). Screw the nut on tight enough to hold the assembly but not too tight yet. Work the mounting bolt inside the wheel well back into its hole and tighten it up, then tighten the antenna nut at the top. You might have to push and jiggle the mounting bolt a bit to get it back in its hole (a little cussing might help). Having to go so far as replacing the entire antenna/motor assembly can be a royal pain, so I hope this works out for you. Good luck with it.
great video, but, your antenna was working already; i mean, it went up and down. Mine does not go up and down, so at the moment it could be the motor, or the relay. I think i might be able to hear the motor, so perhaps the plastic cable snapped. But, it could be broken and jamming something up? I would love it to be as easy as yours!
Question here for you Ed - the mast on your 4Runner seemed to come up when you turned the ignition key - why are you replacing the mast if its coming up? My mast doesn't move up when the radio is turned on - in fact it doesn't move at all - the motor runs - assuming that I have broken teeth on my mast - but why would your mast extend up if that was the case? ;)
Good question! The mast went up fine but it would not retract. I had to give the mast a push until the teeth grabbed the gear in the motor. A few teeth at the very end of the cable were broken so they didn't engage when fully extended. I suspect the momentum of the mast going up extended the mast cable past the good teeth and then it got stuck. If your teeth are broken such that the mast won't go up, then you might need to help the mast get started with a tug up until the unbroken teeth grab, and the mast should come right out as it did for me. Hope that clarifies. :-)
Question. After installing, when I turn on, antenna extends fully, but motor continues to run for about 5 seconds. I hear the teeth clicking. I've re-installed a few times, same results. And Thank You for the Video!
I'm not sure about why your motor continues to run. Maybe something in the motor assembly? It's not for the faint of heart, but I removed the antenna/motor assembly and took it apart to see if I could fix it rather than replace. You can open the gearbox next to the motor and see what's going on in there. The only challenge is the antenna cable to the radio is connected to the motor, so you can't do the disassembly on a bench -- you have squat down by the wheel for the duration. After I did that, the motor still didn't work so I ended up replacing the entire motor with a new one from eBay.
pretty frustrated, you're video was too simple, your antennae worked, which is not normal for people who have a BROKEN antennae! when i turned me key to the on position, no only did it not come up, no surprise, but i couldn't pull it up with pliers and a hammer! It was not coming out at all!!!!! You're overly simplistic video did not really have anything to do with real life! more than a little disappointed and perplexed.
Your situation sounds frustrating. It’s not that my antenna worked, it did go up but would not retract without having to push it down. A few teeth at the very bottom of my mast cable were broken. Your situation sounds different. I hope you find a solution in a different video. There’s always the Chilton’s manual at a library, auto parts store or Amazon.
Right to the point. I wish all 'how to' UA-cam videos were this great! Thanks!
Thank you Dmann816! Really appreciate your comment.
Just got my replacement mast for my 26 yr old truck. This video is so clear and even a dumb person like me will understand :)
Thank you very much Ed for posting!!
Glad it helped!
Just got my 3rd gen 4runner. Bought a new mast from Amazon. Zero written instructions. Perfect to-the-point video!
Thanks @okletsee3043!
Just replaced mine using these instructions. Worked perfectly, thank you for the video!
Glad it helped
Thanks for the video. Glad I checked it out cuz I was getting ready to remove the fender LOL. Thanks again
Thank you! I replaced my antenna just now..based on your video and it was easy peezy. I watched several other videos and yours was the clearest to understand. Appreciate your insight.
This video is super direct and helped perfectly. Fixed in the time it takes to turn on and off the vehicle. Just open the passenger side door and do it from there. 2 minutes tops.
Thank you for this video. It worked like a charm on my 1999 Nissan Maxima. I had been dreading disassembling it from the inside, but this made it so simple.
I also just had mine break, also a 99 Maxima. Gotta love having videos like this available!
Thank you easy to follow covers all aspects
very straight forward!! Geezzzz it will save a lot of time and effort to get under the fender to get this fixed,good thing for your video you did it without a sweat!! thanks a lot for this!! my cars antenna broke and need to get the whole assembly taken out the plastic retrating the antenna snapped.
Perfectly concise video. I’ll be replacing my antenna mast soon, and this is EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks so much!
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Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
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Great video. Background music is a tad too loud
Thank you!!!!
You're welcome! Glad it helped.
Hey Ed, I did exactly as you instructed - so easy, however, when it goes up now, the mast motor will run and makes a loud grinding sound for about 15 seconds then stops. On the down it works perfectly. What is the issue with the up continual running and grinding? I've taken it out again and reinstalled and still the same. How do I fix that? please let me know if you have some insight. Thank you.
I’m having same issue
The same issue how do I fix that? Thank you
How do you get the nut to screw back on?
Any help would be appreciated because I have been at it a while what am I missing? The antenna works just as the video shows but I can't get the nut to screw back on? Thank you
Hey @Lovebug8910, the nut can be tricky. Double check to make sure the threads aren't stripped on the nut. If they are, you'll need to source a new/junkyard nut. If the nut is ok, you might have to get more threads to poke through the antenna hole so the nut gets a good bite. Turn your wheels all the way left to give you room to work. Expose the antenna/motor assembly from inside the wheel well by pulling out the rubber/plastic cover inside and toward the back of the wheel, well next to the antenna. It's held on with some flat push pins (or maybe screws, I don't remember). Loosen the mounting bolt holding up the antenna/motor assembly (hold it from the bottom because it will drop), push the motor assembly up with your left hand so the threads poke through the antenna hole as far as it will go (you should see more threads poking through the hole), then screw the nut on with your right hand (or have a helper hold the assembly for you). Screw the nut on tight enough to hold the assembly but not too tight yet. Work the mounting bolt inside the wheel well back into its hole and tighten it up, then tighten the antenna nut at the top. You might have to push and jiggle the mounting bolt a bit to get it back in its hole (a little cussing might help). Having to go so far as replacing the entire antenna/motor assembly can be a royal pain, so I hope this works out for you. Good luck with it.
One guy took his whole fender off..
great video, but, your antenna was working already; i mean, it went up and down. Mine does not go up and down, so at the moment it could be the motor, or the relay. I think i might be able to hear the motor, so perhaps the plastic cable snapped. But, it could be broken and jamming something up? I would love it to be as easy as yours!
Sorry to hear about yours not working. It could be a blown fuse. Mine was simple because the antenna went up but not down. Good luck with yours.
Question here for you Ed - the mast on your 4Runner seemed to come up when you turned the ignition key - why are you replacing the mast if its coming up? My mast doesn't move up when the radio is turned on - in fact it doesn't move at all - the motor runs - assuming that I have broken teeth on my mast - but why would your mast extend up if that was the case? ;)
Good question! The mast went up fine but it would not retract. I had to give the mast a push until the teeth grabbed the gear in the motor. A few teeth at the very end of the cable were broken so they didn't engage when fully extended. I suspect the momentum of the mast going up extended the mast cable past the good teeth and then it got stuck. If your teeth are broken such that the mast won't go up, then you might need to help the mast get started with a tug up until the unbroken teeth grab, and the mast should come right out as it did for me. Hope that clarifies. :-)
God bless you
Question. After installing, when I turn on, antenna extends fully, but motor continues to run for about 5 seconds. I hear the teeth clicking. I've re-installed a few times, same results.
And Thank You for the Video!
I'm not sure about why your motor continues to run. Maybe something in the motor assembly? It's not for the faint of heart, but I removed the antenna/motor assembly and took it apart to see if I could fix it rather than replace. You can open the gearbox next to the motor and see what's going on in there. The only challenge is the antenna cable to the radio is connected to the motor, so you can't do the disassembly on a bench -- you have squat down by the wheel for the duration. After I did that, the motor still didn't work so I ended up replacing the entire motor with a new one from eBay.
Thanks,Ed!
Thanks! Do you have to add grease to the new antenna?
I didn't apply any grease to the new antenna. Just used it as it came out of the box.
From what came out of mine, it had plenty of grease in there already...
Thank's bro
My 99 antenna was bent in the car wash! 🥺 I forgot to lower it! The car wash was Not touchless!
Haha I did the same thing so it retracts but stops about six inches or so from the bottom🙄
My Antenna still does not go all the way down. Ideas? Stop about 10 inches tall.
Thanks man! 👍
Thank you!!
Perfect
Just bought a 2002 4 runner and the antenna mast was broke off at the base , can I still use your method of mast replacement to change it out ?
Mine was broken at the base....his method worked fine for me.
can I ask where you got that neat little LED light bar for the front bumper??
The little light bar is from Harbor Freight.
@@chambermarketingllc Thank You!!
Where did you find the replacement antenna?
removed nut etc but unable to pull out antenna,!?
Same. Help!
Probably stuck from corrosion:/
Yeah I cant get my old broken antenna out either!
@@sserna1077 did it in the end, give it a sharp hard pull, should come free
Robb Flynn, how did you grab the antenna to give it a bang and pull it up? Pliers, vise grips?
Where can I buy this manual?
Thank you so much !
Can’t hear you
Just do it through the passenger door like I did. No need to be running around the truck.
Yup! That makes it a little easier.
ya’ll have really big arms
Turn off the music. You can’t hear anything your saying.
Thanks for the feedback and you're absolutely right. I just uploaded a new version with clear narration. See ua-cam.com/video/ZHlu9LViCh8/v-deo.html
pretty frustrated, you're video was too simple, your antennae worked, which is not normal for people who have a BROKEN antennae! when i turned me key to the on position, no only did it not come up, no surprise, but i couldn't pull it up with pliers and a hammer! It was not coming out at all!!!!!
You're overly simplistic video did not really have anything to do with real life! more than a little disappointed and perplexed.
Your situation sounds frustrating. It’s not that my antenna worked, it did go up but would not retract without having to push it down. A few teeth at the very bottom of my mast cable were broken.
Your situation sounds different. I hope you find a solution in a different video. There’s always the Chilton’s manual at a library, auto parts store or Amazon.