66 Pwr Antenna died......

[Keith B.]

Well it's been there for 44 yrs and worked fine till this weekend. Factory orginal antenna. I checked the fuse and fuse box - all good. I checked the switich connection and the connector under dash with Volt Meter - all good. When attached, no movement, no sound - nothing.

Raised the car on the lift and gather I'm going to have to check the connection for power at the exhaust end. Have under car exhaust, so it looks like I have to loosen left mufler and rear valance to up plug connector...........

Any other thoughts before I tackle this little project. thanks....

[Ronald L.]

Re: 66 Pwr Antenna died......

Keith, If you can get to the connector and verify voltage the yes, muffler removal will give access to remove the antenna. This came up here a few weeks back, might be worth a check of the archives.

[Greg T.]

Re: 66 Pwr Antenna died......

You might try giving the motor a tap or two before you remove it. The brushes probably have a pretty good buildup on them and they can get stuck.

[Edward J.]

Re: 66 Pwr Antenna died......

Keith, the ground should also be looked at if the motor uses the frame for a grounding point, rust can sometimes be a problem.

[Keith B.]

Antenna-Problem solved.......thanks

Greg and others, thank-you very much for all the tips. Greg before I pulled the Antenna, I gave it a few taps with a wooden handle hammer and bingo....the antenna works again. Lubed it up, ran it up and down several times and works perfect. After 44 yrs , its perfectly straight and the oil coating on the housing and motor is still evident and preserving things well..........hopefully it goes for a few more years.

thanks again guys.........