Chrysler Conquest 1988 Service Manual page 499

AUDIO SYSTEM
- Power Antenna
8-249
Front of vehicle
16L042
MAST ASSEMBLY WITH--CABLE REPLACEMENT
1. Remove the ring nut and cap.
Rack cable teeth
2. Turn on the radio to operate the power antenna.
3. Draw out the antenna mast when the mast assembly is
fully extended.
4. Fully extend the antenna mast of a new mast assembly.
Insert the rack cable in the motor assembly with the rack
teeth towards the outside of the vehicle, as shown.
NOTE
Before inserting the rack cable, straighten its end as shown
if it is bent.
5. Turn the rack cable through 90" clockwise to face its teeth
towards the front of the vehicle so that they will engage
with the motor gear.
NOTE
If the rack cable comes out without resistance when it is
pulled lightly, the rack teeth are not engaged with the motor
gear. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 above to reinsert the rack cable
after straightening the cable.
6: Hold the antenna mast upright, and turn off the radio to reel
up the rack cable.
7. After installing the cap and ring nut, turn the radio on and off
to make sure that the antenna mast extends and retracts
smoothly.