ok so I took my motor out of my car, cleaned it all up, re greased it all up
and went to go install the antenna mast.

When I put it in, it catches the teeth and starts going, and about half way through it
starts making a clunking noise. So when its done taking in the antenna mast and
is "all the way down" the antenna sits all the way up as the antenna would when being
on.

Am I supposed to cut some of the cable of? I don't understand how all of that fits
in there.

 

http://autorepair.about.com/li...h.htm

check that out

 

In this web page I made up it shows a little guide pin that keeps tension between the antenna mast lead and the gear;
http://members.troublecodes.ne...a.htm

I know it seems odd that a plastic antenna lead can wear into a metal pin but it does happen.