Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual page 717

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1968 P O N T I A C SERVICE MANUAL
© OUTER
© QUARTER
O PANEL
Fig. 15-44 Electric Antenna—Pontiac Wagon
10. Remove bottom insulator and water seal
washer from tubular fitting, using wire hook or long-
nose pliers.
11. Thread nylon cord through bottom insulator
with small diameter end down. Then thread nylon
cord through water seal washer.
12. Apply 12 volts D . C . (down direction of mast)
to power leads and feed nylon cord into drive assem­
bly. Do not allow bend or kink to occur in nylon cord.
NOTE: Push water seal washer and bottom in­
sulator all the way down into tubular fitting before
nylon cord completely disappears into drive as­
sembly. Remove power, if necessary, to seat these
parts.
E X I S T I N G W I R E A S S Y
Fig. 15-45 Electric Antenna —Ternpest
13. Push .400 tube section down into tubular fitting
on drive. Make sure that upper edge of flange on
insulator bushing is below center of 3 holes in tubu­
lar fitting.
14. Install support tube (minus lead-in flange, pin
and insulator assembly) in proper position, making
sure hook-up wire is extended through proper hole
in support tube.
15. Install three screws to hold support tube to
drive assembly.
16. Solder hook-up wire to pin and insulator
assembly.
CA UTION: Do not overheat by slow soldering.
17. Assemble flange over pin and insulator assem­
bly and install two screws.