TerryJay

Hi Hiro,

Sadly I did not keep the wrapper that the pole came in which had the part number on it.

When I purchased the pole and nylon drive cable the Toyota dealer said it was the same unit for a Camry as an Avalon, I'm wondering if this is not correct as the Camry is a wagon and the Avalon was only ever a sedan.

Hi,

I did remove the antenna as there was a piece of broken cable in the drum, took it out and cleaned the area free of debris, but still the problem exists.

My 2000 Camry Wagon antenna pole was severely damaged in a supermarket car park.

I purchased a new pole complete with nylon drive from the local Toyota dealer, watched the YouTube video re replacing same and proceeded with the task. The old pole and nylon drive was removed with ease as was the installation of the new one.

All works well except when the new pole reaches full extension, it continues to drive upward making a very disturbing sound. Similar happens when the pole is retracted, it drives fully retracted then continues to attempt further retraction in a very noisy fashion.

Do I need to trim the nylon drive cable or is there a problem within the drive mechanism itself ?

Advice / suggestions appreciated.