Lexus/Toyota Power Antenna Mast Replacement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2020
- Replacing the power antenna mast in my 1996 Lexus ES300. Basic procedure should be similar for most vehicles with power antenna masts.. Grease used at 3:08 is wheel bearing grease..
Antenna Mast 92-96 ES300: www.ebay.com/i/370529761713?c...
This was truly helpful.
One word of advice: make certain the audio system is in radio mode when preforming repair.
Glad the video helped and yes, needs to be in radio mode.. Mine always is but I didn't think to make that point.. Thanks..
@@tongo117
Because the antenna hadn’t been working we were playing CD’s which stumped us when trying to get the antenna to go up and down. Bahahahaha!
@@tongo117 thank you bro. my radio wasn’t working now it’s working thanks to you. I’ll subscribe and like thank you. You help me a lot.
Glad to have helped..
This was a massive help. I was devastated when my antenna stopped working since I take great pride in having a good appearance on my 95 Maxima, but this was an easy fix with simple instructions. Thank you so much.
You are welcome.. Glad to have helped..
BRILLIANT finally somebody provides an easy peasy R & R of SC antenna !!!!
Great video. Your furry QC department clearly approves of the work.
Yep.. Another Grizz approved repair..
It's just so cool seeing those antenna goes up like that
Excellent, sir. If only everyone was as direct and clear as you..
Thank You!!
A good coherent explanation for an aerial replacement
Great video. Clear instructions and useful tips/tricks.
I only needed to change the antenna. Simplest job I've ever done on a car taking 5-10mins.
Looks soo simple... I've watched this after I removed and reconstructed completely :) Removed all the grease from everywhere, then greased again The Dog is soo cute at the end of video ! I like him :) :)
If anyone is having problems installing try twisting it back and fourth until it engages I had to do this. Great video
Risk snaping the cable
@@JamilRivera-mi5tr didnt think of that good thing i didnt snap my mast
Perfect video, now I feel more comfortable changing out my snapped antenna mast. You did a great job showing how to diagnose and fix a broken tooth cable and keeping it in the shot with good views of it all. Extending the antenna before sucking it down does make sense, because it would be though to handle all that loose cable and maybe even cause damage if the mast doesn’t get sucked into its hole immediately, but with it extended it gives you time to line it up and get it in its slot as the antenna lowers.
Thanks.. Good luck with yours..
Fantastic video bro. Exactly what I needed to know without a bunch of unnecessary fluff.
Glad it helped..
Thank you! I needed to replace mine on our 1994 ES300, appreciate it.
Yes Sir.. Glad to help..
Thanks great tutorial. I followed your directions had problems with antenna feed but IL try again. I really like how your Explain direction of cable to antenna motor.
Great video I have a 1995 LS 400 and I was still able to follow through with everything he was saying
Straight and to the point............Excellent video Sir!
Thanks!!
Also works for my 95' 4runner! Not the exact same set up as the antenna is in the front but the motor assembly is very similar. Thanks for the video. Hella helped.
You're welcome.. Thanks for reply..
Always thought power antennas were really cool, gonna try this on my sc300 tomorrow.
This came in clutch for my 95 ls400 thanks sir 🤝
Glad to help.. Thanks for reply..
Same. Found one in the salvage yard and got the antenna and lots of other goodies however the cable in the antenna broke so i will be gettin another one
Perfection .... I'm not easily impressed but you got me with this video
Glad to hear it.. Thanks..
Excellent video!!
Thanks very useful for my 1995 Toyota Celica (T20)! 🙏
Glad to have helped..
2000 year Prado 90 series , pretty much same set up but harder to get to the antenna motor as its in the front fender have to go thru front wheel arch, good work PBM
Great video!!! I have a 1994 GS 300 and will try this
Good Luck..
Outstanding job! Been dreading this on a 94 Camry but not now. Thanks a thousand!
Glad to help..
Excellent job
Clean instructions.
Great job I hope mine goes as well, Thank You
You're welcome.. Good Luck..
Thanks for an excellent presentation. The unit on my 2000 Solara works, but makes some "crunching" sounds when it goes up and down. Your video has given me enough info that I think that I will take a chance and attempt a repair.
Glad to help.. Good Luck with yours..
Great video thank you
You're welcome.. Thanks for reply..
Good Job! Thanks.
Glad to help..
This is the exact same on a 90-93 celica
this should solve my issue with my AW11 MR2s antenna
similar to what's in my 97 Celica, waiting on my mast. Would not have put all that grease in there, probably what's blocked the water drain. Lightly lubing the nylon teeth on the antenna cord would suffice.
Dog approved!
Great video to replace the mast but in getting the broken piece out of the motor/gear section a big spring went "boing" and I'm sure it is supposed to have some tension when I put it back together. Where can i find out about the internals of the antenna mast motor and how to put the spring back?
How can I figure out if my antenna motor still operates once it’s out? I figured you could do some multimeter checks considering it doesn’t look to be in the greatest of shape. I have a 93 LS400
These look almost identical to my mk4 Supra my cable broke too just need to find the correct cable part
Love the video! I got one question though. I put in the new replacement antenna mast, but now when I turn it on and the mast is completely out the motor doesn’t stop and just starts to grind.
From what I've read the motor should stop running when resistance is met.. If the teeth on gears or cable are worn down not enough resistance and the motor keeps running.. Or possibly if your new mast is cheap aftermarket could be that the teeth are not long enough.. You might need OEM mast.. Same issue discussed here.. www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/98435-power-antenna-motor-runs-too-long.html
My car came with uff a after market stereo and I believe it won’t send signal to the motor to go up and down because I can’t hear anything when I turn “off and on” unlike another Lexus I have it makes noise, the teeth of the antenna won’t move due being broken.. any thoughts?
Also works on the 1992 - 1996 Toyota Camry.
I'm having the same problem. Mine's popped out of the car altogether after fully extending.
Good to know.. Thanks for reply..
What you called the parts that looks like a relay/module(black rectangular part) ? can i have the part number for that?
how do I know whcih direction of the mast teeth is fsacing?
is the same process to a mk4 supra?
What kind of grease was used at around 3:15?
Also, should the old grease be wiped off, before applying new grease?
Great video, I learned much. Thanks.
I used wheel bearing grease which is what the directions called for.. I don't think it's necessary to clean out the old grease but it's wouldn't hurt anything if you did..
@@tongo117 the instructions that came with this called for wheel bearing grease?! Wow. Thanks for the response.
Thanks for the very good explanation. If it is broken only a short section of the wire, is it possible to take the broken part out and install the mast again? I mean, reuse the not complete section assuming it is still long enough. Thanks in advance
That does seem possible but only one way to find out..
@@tongo117 😂😂😂 yes. Finally my wire was ok but the antena was bended…Now it doesn’t go all the way down but only for one cm instead of ten cm
Does yours still work fine? Me and my brother tried replacing these 2 times but they'll either get loose or crunch sounds or rip the cord; aftermarket units are trash and at pull n save stores the trunks r locked n no way of getting to em; I guess the last hope may be an original oem/nos replacement part.
yes, mine still works but my lexus is not a daily driver.. stays in the garage most of the time.. and yeah, you may have to pay top dollar for oem..
What kind of grease did you use inside that plastic wheel (inside the motor)?
wheel bearing grease.. that's what the directions called for..
@@tongo117 - Thanks bud
I'm doing this on my 96 Nissan Maxima but I seem to be having an issue, I had a broken cord on the end of my mast as well so I took the motor assembly apart, cleaned everything out all the little broken pieces reassembled the gears put the spool back on put the case back on, remounted it in the trunk. The motor runs perfectly fine for about 12 seconds in both directions when there's nothing going into it. As soon as I try to feed the nylon cord down into it, it almost immediately stops after about a half a second. Then when I put the radio back in it, it runs for about a half a second and spits out the cord again. I can only get it to do this I can't get it to suck the cord down for some reason. I have the teeth facing the correct direction, not sure what the problem is.
Not sure.. You mentioned reassembling the gears.. Possibly an issue with that?? Or the motor itself??
@@tongo117 I got it working with a different assembly I had from the junkyard, using the same replacement mast, but using the same gears, I think the motor in mine didn't have enough power left in it's old bones to pull the cord.
Hello Thank you for your tutorial well done !!
I tried it on my toyota MR2. But I have a little issue. All is working fine but each time antenna go up, electric motor seams to still run. Making a bad noise 3-4sec. Have you by any chance ever seen that ? I re-open it nothing seems bad inside :/ Thank you in advance!
I have not personally had that issue but this link will take you to a similar problem being discussed.. It was solved by using a more expensive OEM antenna mast/cable.. www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/98435-power-antenna-motor-runs-too-long.html
@@tongo117 Yes it's that ! Chinese version rack diameter is to small... Pignon is ripping !
Excellent video. . . no need to watch 12-1/2 minutes of unscrewing and screwing bolts! Your editing "cut to the chase" of what needs to be done!
Yeah I try to cut out dead space..
At about 4:44 min into the video you were mounting the antennae. I would probably have routed the wires through the top inside panel where other wires are located. You may have had a reason not to. I.E. wire thickness or pinch problem.
I put wires back in the same position they were in when I took out motor assembly.. 1:12
Bent the antenna in a car wash. Just need to swap out the antenna itself. Do I still need to replace the cable too? I would imagine it would somehow unscrew from the antenna???
Not sure but I don't think you can separate the cable from the antenna mast.. Not without breaking it anyway.. You will likely have to install a new cable and mast..
@@tongo117 Thank you for the quick response!!! I found another video with a whole cable - I just need to turn on radio and pull out the whole thing, then do the opposite to reinstall the new one. Hopefully it will work! I bent it in a car wash...boss's car! Oops... who knew?? 🙂
This process is exactly the same of 2004 Toyota sequoia antenna mast
Good to know..
I put one in my Camry. Very similar to your method. Now antenna goes up and down fine. With one problem. When it reaches it fully extended position, the motor keeps running and it sounds like it's jumping gears on the plastic. This will last for a few seconds until the motor times out and quits running.
When it goes down, it quits like normal.
Is there a timing procedure that I missed?
There was no timing to what I did at all.. Just cut the radio off and fed the new cable in..
@@tongo117 ok. Thanks. That's what I thought. I don't know why it's doing that.
hello there, i knew it this 1 year ago, i have the same issue, did you already fix it?
@@anggachen8364 I have not. Just been living with it. I need to tear it back apart and try it again. It's really annoying.
@@headpainter1 it seems the mechanism just like auto up down power window, when stuck the relay cut off,on my antenna , i assume , the cable spin off from the gear when full out because cable too short,so the gear cant stuck to cut off it
You can buy a new aftermarket one for $50 on Ebay
I did before but they're junk from what I can remember and a generic "fit-all" approach, very low quality, mounting bolts don't line up and harness has to be custom spliced etc.
Can i have the part number? Its hard to look for that part
www.ebay.com/itm/370529761713?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=370529761713&targetid=883071789526&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9011294&poi&campaignid=9344508364&mkgroupid=96003368313&rlsatarget=pla-883071789526&abcId=1139336&merchantid=7906504&gclid=CjwKCAjw8pH3BRAXEiwA1pvMsQLz75ZH0TTsagsAGaGtL6yhwRS28LFugcs2eYSTD57WZ5OINpBb6hoCBY8QAvD_BwE
Can i get this antenna ? Whts the price ?
Currently $17.95
www.ebay.com/itm/370529761713?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=370529761713&targetid=883071789526&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9011294&poi&campaignid=9344508364&mkgroupid=96003368313&rlsatarget=pla-883071789526&abcId=1139336&merchantid=7906504&gclid=CjwKCAjw8pH3BRAXEiwA1pvMsQLz75ZH0TTsagsAGaGtL6yhwRS28LFugcs2eYSTD57WZ5OINpBb6hoCBY8QAvD_BwE
You think this fits an sc300
Based on the list of compatible vehicles, no.. Fits 92-96 ES300
Not sure what year your SC300 is but maybe this:
www.ebay.com/itm/385521778207?fits=Year%3A1996%7CEngine+-+Liter_Display%3A3.0L%7CTrim%3ABase+Coupe+2-Door%7CModel%3ASC300%7CMake%3ALexus%7CSubmodel%3ABase%7CEngine%3A3.0L+2997CC+l6+GAS+DOHC+Naturally+Aspirated%7CSubmodel%3ABase%7CEngine%3A3.0L+2997CC+l6+GAS+DOHC+Naturally+Aspirated&hash=item59c2e37e1f:g:juwAAOSwpPFkKoEw&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAABAPYL6EsrGxVflihecj%2BwBt3a9tF9wG3qeCGEkMk3OStvoVNg%2BPpjUysF8hvENr44J6gRaZHWeXFGkI%2Bu13YHwvB8%2F3PZ9Dd7mqxJv8%2BruhE9e2sLx8ljQ%2FNE%2BvnWyCwUjQVw97rDSOukP8tIfgL9GirBlJXYrV%2FFAXIG3AStKLSO6dd9e3gUIfzAB8J6oushbNf9xEJDGgBEpmkfzg4rUurcDGpDdsBE%2Bnce4BGvuKYMe0tdEO0HlsMAQohTxNMqgBQer3Fo7soC45CWhr9lxkpTaebCObWpXXnc8CdGxEFnhxB8OwrBHe9ckZNM8bMPjzH1YHWHp%2FX2DQqxHVC76ks%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM4uK8guZi
Mine will not grab
Make sure the antenna is oriented so that the teeth on the internal plastic cable curl to the centre of the driven cog inside the motor assembly. You can't see it, but you imagine its location ..of course.
We don’t see how u fix it 🤬👎🏽
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