1991 fj80 antenna replacement headaches.

[91cruisin]

Forgive me as I have little electrical knowledge of these thing electrical wise.

So, the inevitable finally happened on the trail and I forgot to lower my antenna on my 91 fj80. She snapped. I’m hoping the easy fix was that I could just take the mast off and replace it with a new one. However I am seeing now that the white cable in the picture does not detach from the mast itself.

Is there a simple way to disconnect the mast, connect a new mast to the white cable and get on with it, or am I going to go nuts having to tear apart my cruiser?

 

[91cruisin]

For reference with this, I forgot to mention it’s obviously a power antenna, and the motor and cable still work fine as far as I can tell.

 

[Froski]

You can get a new mast with the white plastic cable. Then you can get the motor out from the hole inside the fender. The trick is attaching the cable to the motor reel. I did it in about an hour. The motor didn’t come all the way out, just far enough to make it possible but awkward.

 

[Froski]

removing FJ80 Antenna mast

So I search until I was tired. I am lucky to have a parts truck with a good nylon cord for my 91 FJ80. I plan to just buy the new mast and switch the entire unit to my good truck. Only issue is how in the world those the original mast unscrew? Do they get tight over time? two sets of...

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