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Salty Antennae 850

posted by  nusbus on  Thu Jan 29 01:58 CST 2004
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It's winter time and salt is everywhere. Even my antennae had salt deposits all over it. I noticed that the antennae motor was having trouble retracting the antennae all the way in. So i thought that i would try to clean it and grease it. I wiped clean the antennae with some degreaser that i use for my mountain bicycle chain. I then wiped some bike chain lubricant on the antennae. Voila! it worked. The antennae retracted smoothly. I did this this morning. I probably should have posed this question before applying these chemicals to my antennae, but, What do you think? was it a good idea? or not?








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    Salty Antennae 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be 850 owner on  Thu Jan 29 20:22 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    The antenna mechanism is pretty simple, so it doesn't matter what you do to the antenna, the main idea is to have as little stress on the motor as possible. But the whole mechanism is pretty robust. I've only dealt with broken antennas and never a burnt out motor. Shows you how durable the power antenna is. This applies to most Volvos since the 240 w/power antenna.








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    Salty Antennae 850

    posted by  tonyg on  Thu Jan 29 03:41 CST 2004
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    Wiping it clean was the right idea, lubricating it was not. I give mine a wipe with WD40 everytime I wash the car. Adding lubricant just creates an adhesive for dirt/salt and grime.








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    Salty Antennae 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be John on  Thu Jan 29 02:05 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    I do this weekly on my 1999 S70. This is critical to keeping it running smooth and not having to stress itself out. Still works great even with 111,000 miles on it.

    J







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