Antenna, 1986 Audi 4000, motor pushes antenna out

1986 AUDI A2
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CLYDE70
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Antenna works but motor will not stop—it pushes the mast all the way out.

I believe this is a matter of the stop switch inside the antenna mechanism. This switch tells the motor to stop when the antenna is extended.

Rather than "re-invent the wheel," perhaps someone can tell lme how to set the stop switch correctly so that the antenna stops when it should.

Mileage on car—190,000
engine size—1.8 l gas
Nov 2, 2007 at 12:18 PM
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DR LOOT
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it is most likely a micro switch the same thing happen on my Mercedes, but I just went to the junkyard and got me another antenna for 25 bucks and now it works normal
Aug 26, 2009 at 3:57 PM
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