Well I got a new problem today on my 4runner,antenna mast cable snapped. I took off the antenna , but I think theres around 3 inches of plastic in the motor . How can I get it out?

 

I had to do this about a year ago. What i did was take the top bolts that hold the fender on( just enoght to get my hand and tools in there). I then unbolted the motor from the frame and had to take the unit that houses the plastic cable apart to take the cable out. I then , with the motor dissengaged from the plastic housingto let the unit that turns turn freely, was able to feed the plastic cable into the plastic housing then attach the motor back up and reattach every thing to the frame. one hint is to curl the plastic cable before trying to feed it in, it will spend most of its life in that curled state and makes it easier to feed in. hope this helps.

 

check out my write up: http://www.4runners.org/articles/whip

Bob

 

thanks for the quick response guys. Yotatech is #1

 

Make sure to use plenty of grease when you put it back together.
It is not that bad of a job but some of the bolts were a pain.

 

kas,

if you found that helpful, look through the "Tech" section. There are a lot of maintenance and mod writeups that are similar in nature.

Also, your best friend on YT is "Search".

Bob