the mast stopped going all the way down on my 300E during the winter, not sure why, or just a combo of winter grime and dried out lube. I use the radio very little by the way.
The mast was up about 4-5 inches, so I really washed it down well with WD40, and as it's so thin, after applying it several times, enough ran down and I guess cleaned it out by way of washing it. WD40 isn't a lube, so after I sprayed it down, which by the way got it running smoothly again, I gave it a wipe down using some of those Mercedes lube pads made for that purpose. I've had no problems with it since. Ed 300E 2009/2/22 Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> > So, is there a way, short of disassembling, to help out a radio antenna >> that >> has stopped going all the way down? >> > > You could remove the mast and try cleaning it out with > solvent, then re-lubricate with silicone. I've had > generally poor luck with this, though. It can work, > but not usually for too long. > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090222/53541097/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
