car antenna won't retract

[tree]

hi,

my honda accord antenna won't retract. When I turn the radio on or off, I can still hear the motor running. Where can I get it fixed? How much would it costs? Thanks.

[bokchoy]

This is a common problem - my accord antenna motor broke too, as did those on 2 of my friend's accords .

I just yanked it out and replaced it with a stationary one i bought from Canadian Tire.

[SleepyGSR]

hi,

my honda accord antenna won't retract. When I turn the radio on or off, I can still hear the motor running. Where can I get it fixed? How much would it costs? Thanks.

So the motor works, but the antenna is jammed? When you turn it on and off, do you hear the clacking of slipping teeth? If the motor works, the antenna is really easy to replace yourself.

Buy a replacement antenna from somewhere.

Unscrew the nut at the base of the antenna. Have someone turn on the radio so that the antenna motor will turn on to raise the antenna. At the same time, yank hard and pull the antenna out. Pay attention to which way the teeth are facing.

To install the new antenna, have someone turn off the radio to make the antenna motor turn the other direction. At the same time, feed the new antenna in. It should grab the teeth and suck the antenna in. It is self adjusting. Turn the radio on and off a few times and it will sort itself out.

Put the nut back onto the base of the antenna. That's it.

[me!]

yeah, this happened to my car last year. go to the dealer and find out how much it costs, and then go to can. tire and see if you can find a similar one and do it yourself. sometimes cars have a uniqued motor/attennae that can only be done throuugh oem parts.

Damn Mercedes

[veryhuman]

try some WD-40 from canadian tire lub up the links between each section

[tree]

This is a common problem - my accord antenna motor broke too, as did those on 2 of my friend's accords .

I just yanked it out and replaced it with a stationary one i bought from Canadian Tire.

which stationary one did you get from canadian tire? I took a look at canadian tire and none of them seems to fit.

[Patty]

try some WD-40 from canadian tire lub up the links between each section

Good idea but you'd want to make sure you wipe off all the excess gunk built up on the antenna first. That's usually what causes the jam in the first place.

[googoo]

Yep, sounds like broken teeth. The plastic ones break easily

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