Re: ihc-digest V6 #537

[Matt Palguta <mpalguta@domain.elided>]

I don't have one of the spring equipped antennas but on some aftermarket ones
you'll find a large phillips that goes stright down under the semi-adjusting ball
at the base of the spring. Remove the screw in the spring base, if possible, and
then the spring/antenna to gain access to it. Don't twist the base around too much
trying to tighten it as you're likely to damage the antenna coax below.

Matt Palguta

Chris and Ranae Procyk wrote:

> Subject: Antennas
>
> Every one of my trucks that had antennas have the same one- like Howard
> described, the semi-adjustable ball and then the spring.  They look just
> like the ones you can buy about anywhere.  In fact, I thought they were
> generic replacement antennas until I kept seeing (and buying) IH after IH
> with them on.
>
> On that subject, HTH do you tighten the passenger's fender antenna on the
> '69- on trucks?  My WM's is loose, and I can't get to the bottom so the
> whole thing just spins when I try to tighten it.  It looks like I have to
> remove the fender, for god's sake.