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wa8yxm
Jun 30, 2016Explorer III
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When you replace you WILL have to drill a hole down into the living area for the crank.. For the cable.. If you "Dig" under the cover where the cable comes up through the roof you may find a connector you can replace cable from there on.. if you wish.. Or you can just unhook the cable from the antenna, If you know how cut it back some and put a new end on it (I like weather tight compression fittings here) then using another double female (Barrel) connector.. If you do that.. Wrap with Rescue tape or Antenna tape to fully seal (Self fusing Rubberized or silicone tapes that do a fantastic job of sealing). I did that when I re-did my "in the roof" conneciton a while ago.
When you replace you WILL have to drill a hole down into the living area for the crank.. For the cable.. If you "Dig" under the cover where the cable comes up through the roof you may find a connector you can replace cable from there on.. if you wish.. Or you can just unhook the cable from the antenna, If you know how cut it back some and put a new end on it (I like weather tight compression fittings here) then using another double female (Barrel) connector.. If you do that.. Wrap with Rescue tape or Antenna tape to fully seal (Self fusing Rubberized or silicone tapes that do a fantastic job of sealing). I did that when I re-did my "in the roof" conneciton a while ago.
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