'62 Crown Power Antenna Question

[Tristan Moore <chrysler_cordoba@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark

Take it all apart, the brushes are probably stuck or corroded, 
or the springs rotted off.  Replace them with springs from ball 
point pens if they are no good anymore.

Let me know how it goes

Tristan


On Friday, January 18, 2002, at 09:09 PM, Boehme, Mark wrote:

> Tristan: The motor doesn't make any noise whatsoever. I thought it was
> probably a burned out motor. I will see what happens over the 
> weekend. Three
> days to fuss with it.
>
>
>
> Mark Boehme
> 65 Crown
> 925-671-3161
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:        Tristan Moore [SMTP:chrysler_cordoba@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent:        Friday, January 18, 2002 5:02 PM
>> To:  mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject:     Re: IML: '62 Crown Power Antenna Question
>>
>>
>> Hi Mark
>>
>> Take the antena apart, it's a real b**** to get out, (or at
>> least it was on my 67) but it can be fixed easily, just take it
>> appart, and work it back and forth a lot, and apply lots of
>> grease and it should work again :) I thought mine was hopeless,
>> but it wasn't.
>>
>> Tristan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 18, 2002, at 12:41 PM, Boehme, Mark wrote:
>>
>>> On my 65, the antenna in retract position is about 4" high. But
>>> right now it
>>> refuses to operate so it is fully extended. I guess if it's
>>> going to break
>>> it should be extended!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark T. Boehme
>>> 65 Crown
>>> 925-671-3161
>>
>>
>>