help on AE111's power antenna

**carlocaraddict** · October 23rd, 2005 10:18 PM

my ae111's power antenna blags once it is fully rolled up or down. What seems to be the problem? anong pwedeng kong gawin?

thanks in advance

**ghosthunter** · October 24th, 2005 08:09 AM

is it still original or aftermarket power antenna?

**carlocaraddict** · October 24th, 2005 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

is it still original or aftermarket power antenna?

sir, its the original power antenna. I was just thinking if it needs some lubrication or what.

**ssaloon** · October 24th, 2005 09:52 AM

baka may naipit na gears. yup, you can try lubing it up para walang sabit. yan kasi sakit ng mga power antenna eh. kaya ako, pinadisconnect ko na akin ever since nasira and pinagawa na twice...

**ghosthunter** · October 24th, 2005 10:01 AM

sometimes the plastic "wick" gear has worn out and needs to be replaced. But the likely culprit is a "sensor" (actually a contact point) inside the antenna motor which detects either full up or full down position. Might be dirty only.

**wildthing** · October 24th, 2005 10:03 AM

baka nasira na yung antenna rod gear (its plastic)....you might have to check if they sell replacement antenna rod.

Kung DIYer ka, madali lang kalasin yan....I was able to "adjust" my power antenna na nabali sa base...I removed the sira and now it's shorter but still works.

**BlueBimmer** · October 24th, 2005 10:06 AM

yeah like the civic ek's power antenna, always broke down. durable ones are the nissans i think, my ex cefiro's antenna was still working like new and silent too even after 70k kms, and our ex 98 frontier's power antenna was faultless.

**carlocaraddict** · October 24th, 2005 10:19 PM

thanks guys, i will lube it when i get back from dagupan. Am planning to use wd40.

**vinj** · October 27th, 2005 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by BlueBimmer

yeah like the civic ek's power antenna, always broke down. durable ones are the nissans i think, my ex cefiro's antenna was still working like new and silent too even after 70k kms, and our ex 98 frontier's power antenna was faultless.

The Japan market based Nissan antennas are okay ('97-'00 Cefiro, Frontier, etc)... the ones from the Taiwan market suck big time ('01 Sentra Grandeur).