camry 1995: motorized antenna mast replacement

Not a chance! No kids, no dogs, just me. And I tested it...can't remember what I used, but it cut out before it totally crushed whatever it was...

And, my roof comes off...most of the time, the roof is off when I'm driving that car.

Have you missed this question, my friend ? What special tool is required and what is its name/catalog# ? I hope you were not talking about the wrench to unscrew the mast nut :-)

Check this toyota repair manual

videokid400 - you have nothing to add?

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Well get a FACTORY REPAIR manual not a SUPPLEMENT and come back to me to prove your point,like I said If it works for you ,...cheers, but commercially , its an absolute JOKE. If you are that good why aren't you doing it for a living?? Some people are just born to be experts aren't they???? dave

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the "timing"?

What supplement? I gave you link to the factory repair manual. This document is from Toyota - I have not written it myself...

Once again, I repeat the question you ignored 2 times before: What is the name or catalog# of the above mentioned "special tool"?

I do not consider myself an expert in car repairs. I came here to ask questions because I am not a mechanic.

Your response, while pretending to be knowledgable, was not easy to believe in.

I challenged it and research it on my own - found the repair manual and it contradicted your words. There is no tool you mentioned in the manual. And you are unable to defend your own words, my friend...

Why is it so hard for you to read your manual and provide catalog # for this special tool ?

Well, back in April/May of 07 I replaced my antenna mast without any "timing" done. Mast works great since the repair. No issues. I guess I was just lucky :-)

During the conversation with "videokid" aka "Dave" I was not able to get him to tell how he fits the antenna or how is he adjusting the "timing". Also, nowhere in the toyota factory repair manual there is any single word about anything to be adjusted there...

I guess he was just a full of BS to make a false impression that this is complicated repair requiring a lot of expertise and of -course - a lot of money :-)

So the replacement of the motorized mast requires loosing up the nut, powering the radio to get the old mast out, putting new mast in the hole with teeth the same way as in the old one and turning off the radio to pull the mast in the hole. Secure the nut and you are done!

Pszemol.