67 vs. 68 antenna

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick, yes, I'm talking about the tube, or sheath, that the antenna itself is
in.  Not the motor housing.  It appears as if it came from a car that was hit
in the fender there and it bent in the tube a bit (about 1/2" maybe), but the
antenna itself is great.

I have removed every bolt on it I can and the sheath won't budge.  Is there
some trick to getting the sunuvagun off?

Thanks, Mark

Dick Benjamin wrote:

> I'm pretty sure the two years and all the radios are the same.
>
> Any dent in the sheath for the mast will cause the unit to have problems
> extending all the way.   If by housing you mean the circular part in which
> the nylon cord is wound up, I doubt a small dent there would cause a
> problem.
>
> You can take it apart and inspect it, and probably find the problem
> yourself.  You may be able to work something up inside the sheath to reduce
> or eliminate the obstruction.  Without seeing it myself, I can only guess
> how bad it is.  I've repaired this type antenna myself.  If the chrome is
> nice, it is worth saving.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:37 PM
> Subject: IML: 67 vs. 68 antenna
>
> > I am trying to replace the antenna on my '68 with a used antenna that
> > someone on the IML sold me (unfortunately, it was a year ago and I can't
> > remember who it was), and the motor works fine but the anteena will not
> > go up all the way.  It jams at the last segment and makes a sound as if
> > it is hitting something.  However, as far as I can tell, there's nothing
> > external obstructing the antenna.  I have WD-40'ed the heck out of it to
> > no avail.
> >
> > The anteena housing has a slight cup shaped bend in it about halfway up;
> > could this be causing the problem?
> >
> > At any rate, I may be able to get an antenna from a '67.  Are they the
> > same as the ones on the '68?
> >
> > Thanks, Mark
> >
> > P.S.:  This is for an AM/FM radio.
> >
> >
> >