cpmath
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Try some locktite on the screw.
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hwybnb
Southern California
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Mine never comes off. I agree with the advice to buy a new handle, or go with a redneck handle - a pair of Vise-Grip pliers permanently clamped to the shaft.
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bukhrn
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if it's the 2010 TT in your profile,before i'd buy anything, i'd take it back to the dealer & make them fix it under warrenty.
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hwybnb wrote:Mine never comes off. I agree with the advice to buy a new handle, or go with a redneck handle - a pair of Vise-Grip pliers permanently clamped to the shaft.
Exactly what I was going to suggest, as I fit the "been there, done that" saying on this.
Mine was a result of forgetting to put the antenna down on one of my earlier trips. Ended up breaking a few pieces in the elevating mechanism. In disassembling the crank/rotating assembly inside the trailer, I backed off the set screw. When I reassembled it, I didn't get it tight. This allowed the crank to "slip" on the shaft the first time I attempted to raise the antenna. The slippage rounded off the teeth on the crank, and was never right after that.
Used the vise-grips for 2 summers, and didn't repair until I traded the trailer in this fall.
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skipnchar
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don't think I've had the problem in a lot of years of RVing so I'm GUESSING that your handle turns pretty hard. Get up there and lubricate your antennae to solve the problem.
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wa8yxm
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Remove screw.. Holding handle in place take a small drill and insert in the hole.. Tap the switch to just mark the shaft of the antenna (on the flat please)
now remove handle and switching to a larger drill (The proper drill for the screw) drill shaft
Tap shaft
Insert screw all the way into the shaft... Locktite GREEN please on the threads
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Flyfisherman128
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On mine the original equipment was totally plastic. The replacement has a metal sleeve that grabs the shaft. Problem solved.
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Veebyes
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As suggested a little Locktite or Liquid Nails on the screw. A dab of the DW's nail polish will do too.
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