Re: Electric radio antenna

Posted by Bobs51 On 2011/10/14 21:26:30

I got the thing out. Had to remove the fenders anyway to make it easier to pull the block.

Dismantled the drive and found that the nylon rod and all the gears were ok. One of the drive gears was frozen. One of the shafts with the drive gear was frozen inside the bronze bushing. With a little effort I got it free. Took the motor apart and had a time getting it back together. Made sure the ball bearings at both ends of the motor shaft were in place but found there to be excessive end play anyway. Found that tapping up the mounting bolt at the bottom of the assembly would close up the end play however the bolt does not stay where you put it. Does anyone have information on adjusting the motor for end play? Is the hole at the bottom supposed to be threaded? Maybe it's stripped out.