Help-Overhead antenna won't roll up
OHA-has always worked just perfect. Rolls up and Rolls down with ease. Except last night. I rolled it down the other day allowing the antenna to rest on the top of the motor home. I can always hear...
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D E Bishop: Your suggestion was very helpful. On the roof where the antenna housing/mount is located, there are two "cotter" type pins with a round "keeper ring" attached at one end. Removed the two round keeper rings, tapped the two cotter pins out and the antenna "mast" with gear slid out of the housing. With a LED flash light I inspected the worm gear (plastic) and determined it was fine. DW rotated the worm gear from inside the MH. Re-installed the antenna and mast in the upright most position. (antenna straight up and down) Had DW rotate the antenna some 120 degrees. Rotation worked as it always does. Had DW position (inside the MH the white plastic pointing device) to the position in order to lower the antenna. As she rotated the white plastic handle antenna began to lower toward the roof as normal.
Thus-apparently,,,,some how the antenna on the roof got in a "bind" of the two gears. By releasing the tension i.e. separating the two gears and then reassembly, all worked fine again.
Thank you for your suggestion it all worked great.
Thanks for the other posters who made suggestion as well.
Stephen
Thus-apparently,,,,some how the antenna on the roof got in a "bind" of the two gears. By releasing the tension i.e. separating the two gears and then reassembly, all worked fine again.
Thank you for your suggestion it all worked great.
Thanks for the other posters who made suggestion as well.
Stephen
