Anyone know how to remove the stock aerial?

[jrleech]

.... without breaking it? I've got a good stock electric aerial which I want to take out, but I can't get the top 'castle nut' off (round dish with 4 pin holes in it). I guess there's a special Toyota service tool for the job, am I going to have to go and ask them nicely??

Cheers,
Jon

[kevin..in]

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/repairsp31.html I used a pair of log nosed pliers to un do mine

[jrleech]

Thanks... I'll give it a go.

[Basirk]

MR2 Mk1 Aerial Replacement article:

http://www.basirk.com/mr2/maintenance/aerial.html

Chris

[sthomson1]

Pair of mole grips and a hack saw. Its the only way I could get mine off. Ive filled the hole where the antenna was (I was getting car resprayed anyway) and installed an amplified internal antenna from halfords (£14.99)

[adamh]

hey 'jr.. is the aerial good?.. might i ask if you are selling it on?

[jrleech]

hey 'jr.. is the aerial good?.. might i ask if you are selling it on?

Sorry no... I need it!

I managed to get the little bu&&er off, first I fashioned an SST from a piece of wood and four 2mm drill bits, at the correct spacing to fit in the holes.. That didn't work, even though only about 8mm of the drill bits were showing, they still snapped.

Eventually managed to remove it with mole grips, but they don't half chew up the chrome top nut (which is slightly oval now ).

When it finally came off, I can see why it didn't want to, it's what looks like an ally top nut onto an ally shaft, and they'd fused together nicely. No way that was going to release without a fight!

So I need a nice new chrome top nut, and a new aerial section... anyone know if you can buy these separately? I'd sooner keep the stock aerial if I can.

Cheers,
Jon