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Antenna will not go up and down, making loud noise when the car is started or when the radio is turned on for about 15 sec (motor trying to push I assume). Can the motor be unplugged?

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  • leigh_auerba Nov 10, 2009

    how do you unplug the motor?

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Yes the motor can be unplugged, the plastic gears in those motors have a tendency to wear out.

  • Anonymous Nov 10, 2009

    You will have to get to the motor on the bottom of the antenae. This is sometimes a pain to get to, but usually there are access points through the fenders on the inside that allow you to get to it. The clip that holds the wires on will work in one of two ways, either you will have to pinch a tab and it will pull off, or you will have to lift a tab to get it to pull off. I haven't messed with one of these in a while, and after a few thousand wire clips you forget which style goes with which vehicle.

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