Just the other day I replaced my antenna (purchased from Rocky Mountain Motorworks) and I, too, could not screw the chrome collar onto the base. I studied the collar and determined that it had a slightly concave surface on the angular side. Since the van's nose is a flat surface where the antenna mates, I ground the collar down so that it was absolutely flat (keeping the angle, of course) and ground the top down a little, too. Then it fit. I don't know what they were thinking when they made it. Charles '85 Westy At 07:39 PM 6/20/01 -0400, Brian Honan wrote: >Hi List, > > > I have saved and read a few posts from recent about the replaceing of the >antenna. I am haveing trouble getting the nut to screw on . The old antenna >had a long rod the new one has a short base with the weird shape. No matter >what way I turn it the bolt will not thread on >There is the base with the rubber bottom the chrome part and the nut. >I am presuming the barb looking and of the base is closest to the >windshield.??????????/ > > > Brian >87 GL > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > |
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