Tired of antenna handle breaking
My wife and I use our motorhome to travel (no permanent location) and sometimes we like to watch a TV program in the evening. If we can't get anything, that's not really a problem for us--we're defini...
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jerseyjim wrote:
Presumably you have a "Bat-Wing" ? What on earth are you doing...as far as tightening the thing? If it is hard to open (extend) go up on the roof and spray the mechanism with silicone.
It should open and close without any problems... in closing, (lowering) once you you hear the antenna (hit) the roof...just give it a VERY gentle tweak...and you're done!
Hope this helps.............
NOTHING I too have this problem. The plastic one is so soft you cannot tighten the set screw enough to stop the handle from popping off when you pull down the direction ring or try to lift the antenna, and mine was replaced last year, the WHOLE mechanism I lowered it and it stayed there. Raised it today the handle slid right off and the spring took a hike.
