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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 09:16 AM
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i have a 89 vette my power antenna will go up, but will not go
down any ideas?
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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 09:31 AM
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Yes! I got rear ended and i had to put a new one myself! UR cable is most likely broken, either U can get a new top with just the cable or replace the whole thing!! :cheers:
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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 09:22 PM
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By not going down do you mean that it doesn't go down at all? If you can hear the motor running but it's not moving, it might be your antenna mast. That's my guess, nine times out of ten it's the mast.

EDIT: I recently had the same problem, but the antenna was going up all the way and going down 3/4 of the way and stopping. I tried replacing the mast and it turns out that it wasn't the mast, it was the entire power antenna motor. Of course, mine was the one out of ten that the motor is the problem. Try the mast first. :smash:


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Old Oct 20, 2002 | 02:30 AM
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Antenna mast kit 29.00 from GM complete with destructions and special tool to remove the mast. Five minute job to R&R just did one on my ZR-1 in the parking lot at work. 84 CF 91 ZR-1
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Old Oct 27, 2002 | 02:42 PM
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thanks for the info, you explained what it was doing.
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