Just did mine....
This is way old, but I thought I'd document what I just did. This was a FJ62. I took pictures if someone wants them.
Need 8mm, 10mm socket, #2 phillips, hammer, 2 small needle nose pliers and a small chisel/screwdriver
Retract antenna as much as it will allow.
Cut off antenna where it no longer goes into the mast.
Pull off the Washer-wiper container. Bottom two bolts just need to be loosened.
Use small pointed pliers/snap-ring pliers to unscrew the retaining nut above the rubber boot on the top of the front fender.
Unscrew the bolt that holds the antenna unit.
Unclip the power connector. Press hard from the outside of the car in to release the catch, and pull up.
Fish the unit out - be careful of the coax still attached - don't kink it.
Remove the small phillips that holds the band and the ground.
Slip the band up, then unscrew the twist-lock and slide the mast tube off the motor unit.
Be careful of the nylon washer and small rubber boot on the plastic push rod.
Don't lose them - they are small. Note the orientation of the boot.
Pull the two 10mm bolts off the mounting bracket, then unscrew the 8mm nut on the center of the round dog-bowl outer cover.
Pull the outer cover off. Be careful, the reel inside has two washers on the 8mm nut shaft, and the reel will just slide off and you will get dirt on the gears underneath if it comes off. Be sure to clean them if this happens or that plastic gear will wear.
Remove the 4 phillips screws on the inner reel, and pull the reel cover & attached nylon pushrod off (this will be discarded).
Push the new pushrod through the mast, nylon washer, and rubber boot.
Feed the pushrod into the motor base.
Bend the end of the pushrod (I used the holes in the reel cover) to kink it, then shove the pushrod unto the slot in the reel cover like the original to the stop.
Use the slotted screwdriver/chisel & hammer to bend the two indentions in the inside of the reel cover so it holds the pushrod in place. It should not budge when pulled. Failure to do this will result in an antenna that will extent, but not retract.
Put the reel cover back on the reel, and replace the 4 screws. Make sure you unscrew the screws until you hear/feel it click, so they go back into the original threads - otherwise, you will make new threads each time and several replacements later the threads will not hold.
Place the outer cover on, and hold it down with the 8mm nut/washer.
Replace the two bolts for the mounting bracket (they are shortest, with the crenellations).
Pull the power wire out of the side wall so the motor can be run in the engine compartment & attach the power.
Run the motor down enough that you can get the twistlock back on.
Push down & twist the mast tube, then attach the slip band and ground lead with the small machine screw.
Make sure the mast is twisted all the way, or the unit will not fit back in the side fender.
Run the motor down all the way, then disconnect the power lead.
Install the unit by placing the mast tube into the hole, and pushing it up against the fender until the mounting bolt will easily go in.
You may need mess with the angled tube at the top - it rotates.
Loosely attach the motor unit with the bolt (shorter than the washer bolts).
Put the boot on & hold it up while you tighten the nut (bottom of nut is inside boot)
Attach the power wire (feed wire back through the sidewall)
Tighten mounting bolt, replace the washer-wiper container.
This is way old, but I thought I'd document what I just did. This was a FJ62. I took pictures if someone wants them.
Need 8mm, 10mm socket, #2 phillips, hammer, 2 small needle nose pliers and a small chisel/screwdriver
Retract antenna as much as it will allow.
Cut off antenna where it no longer goes into the mast.
Pull off the Washer-wiper container. Bottom two bolts just need to be loosened.
Use small pointed pliers/snap-ring pliers to unscrew the retaining nut above the rubber boot on the top of the front fender.
Unscrew the bolt that holds the antenna unit.
Unclip the power connector. Press hard from the outside of the car in to release the catch, and pull up.
Fish the unit out - be careful of the coax still attached - don't kink it.
Remove the small phillips that holds the band and the ground.
Slip the band up, then unscrew the twist-lock and slide the mast tube off the motor unit.
Be careful of the nylon washer and small rubber boot on the plastic push rod.
Don't lose them - they are small. Note the orientation of the boot.
Pull the two 10mm bolts off the mounting bracket, then unscrew the 8mm nut on the center of the round dog-bowl outer cover.
Pull the outer cover off. Be careful, the reel inside has two washers on the 8mm nut shaft, and the reel will just slide off and you will get dirt on the gears underneath if it comes off. Be sure to clean them if this happens or that plastic gear will wear.
Remove the 4 phillips screws on the inner reel, and pull the reel cover & attached nylon pushrod off (this will be discarded).
Push the new pushrod through the mast, nylon washer, and rubber boot.
Feed the pushrod into the motor base.
Bend the end of the pushrod (I used the holes in the reel cover) to kink it, then shove the pushrod unto the slot in the reel cover like the original to the stop.
Use the slotted screwdriver/chisel & hammer to bend the two indentions in the inside of the reel cover so it holds the pushrod in place. It should not budge when pulled. Failure to do this will result in an antenna that will extent, but not retract.
Put the reel cover back on the reel, and replace the 4 screws. Make sure you unscrew the screws until you hear/feel it click, so they go back into the original threads - otherwise, you will make new threads each time and several replacements later the threads will not hold.
Place the outer cover on, and hold it down with the 8mm nut/washer.
Replace the two bolts for the mounting bracket (they are shortest, with the crenellations).
Pull the power wire out of the side wall so the motor can be run in the engine compartment & attach the power.
Run the motor down enough that you can get the twistlock back on.
Push down & twist the mast tube, then attach the slip band and ground lead with the small machine screw.
Make sure the mast is twisted all the way, or the unit will not fit back in the side fender.
Run the motor down all the way, then disconnect the power lead.
Install the unit by placing the mast tube into the hole, and pushing it up against the fender until the mounting bolt will easily go in.
You may need mess with the angled tube at the top - it rotates.
Loosely attach the motor unit with the bolt (shorter than the washer bolts).
Put the boot on & hold it up while you tighten the nut (bottom of nut is inside boot)
Attach the power wire (feed wire back through the sidewall)
Tighten mounting bolt, replace the washer-wiper container.
