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BurbMan
Explorer III
Sep 27, 2013

Winegard Antenna mechanical issue

Standard Winegard crank up antenna with the HD batwing installed. Worked great until today, now the antenna will not crank up....almost seems like its frozen. It says to "lube 2x per year" but not where...where do you access the gears to lube?> From inside or on the roof?

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  • BurbMan's avatar
    BurbMan
    Explorer III
    Sep 29, 2013
    Thanks guys, the worm gear was fine. Got up on the roof and squirted some teflon lube in there and it works great now!
  • teddychamp's avatar
    teddychamp
    Explorer
    Sep 28, 2013
    You will have to disconnect the two arm that hold the antenna. The arms are connected wit removable pins secured with small lock clips. Make sure you don't loose the small lock clips for the pins. When you pull the arms out of the holders you will see the plastic gear rack. Repair kits can be obtained at most RV Dealers or Internet.
  • Dave_H_M's avatar
    Dave_H_M
    Explorer II
    Sep 28, 2013
    good info on lubing, I will give it a shot while i am up there changing the head.:C
  • ksg5000's avatar
    ksg5000
    Explorer II
    Sep 28, 2013
    It's also possible that the worm gear is broken (just plastic) - replacement of the gear isn't expensive and installation is pretty easy.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Sep 27, 2013
    BurbMan wrote:
    OK thats nice but can you be more specific about where to lube?


    Pg. 4 of manual explains.........LINK
  • BurbMan's avatar
    BurbMan
    Explorer III
    Sep 27, 2013
    OK thats nice but can you be more specific about where to lube?

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