aerial antenna

[flyboykuao]

Hi, I am a new RV owner (37 class a pusher) and having difficulty with the aerial antenna (a winegard manual crank up). It was very difficult to turn the crank so I went topside to see if there was some kind of lock. There wasn't. I then strained the crank once around before the handle broke off.

I assume the fix is to use WD40 on the gears on the roof? Any other tips?

Thanks in advance.

[jfkmk]

wildtoad wrote:

emiddleb wrote:
Well, if you have (or download) the owners manual, you'll see they suggest silicon spray. There are a couple points to lube as well as removing a plug on the roof baseplate and spraying into the hole to lube the inner gears.

Owners manual

See page 4.

Do this.

You need to use silicone spray versus WD40. WD40 is a cleaner. The spray lubricates the gears and other moving parts AND lubricates some rubber seals to help prevent leaks. Not to sound like a wife, but read the manual. :W

This. Im not suure why anyone would use anything other than what the manual states.

[Bill_Satellite]

tropical36 wrote:

flyboykuao wrote:
Hi, I am a new RV owner (37 class a pusher) and having difficulty with the aerial antenna (a winegard manual crank up). It was very difficult to turn the crank so I went topside to see if there was some kind of lock. There wasn't. I then strained the crank once around before the handle broke off.

I assume the fix is to use WD40 on the gears on the roof? Any other tips?

Thanks in advance.

When open, I could see the gears and coated them with grease.
Two different coaches for this and for making it nice and easy for turning the crank.

Don't use grease or WD-40. The grease will make things worse with time as it attracts and holds dust and dirt. WD-40 is just bad. The only thing that should be used on the Winegard is a dry silicone spray.

[tropical36]

flyboykuao wrote:
Hi, I am a new RV owner (37 class a pusher) and having difficulty with the aerial antenna (a winegard manual crank up). It was very difficult to turn the crank so I went topside to see if there was some kind of lock. There wasn't. I then strained the crank once around before the handle broke off.

I assume the fix is to use WD40 on the gears on the roof? Any other tips?

Thanks in advance.

When open, I could see the gears and coated them with grease.
Two different coaches for this and for making it nice and easy for turning the crank.

[1968mooney]

:S

[rgatijnet1]

Make sure that there is no roof sealant, used to seal around the antenna, that has gotten in to the mechanism.

[Tom_M1]

wa8yxm wrote:
But any good spray lube shoudl work.

Any spray lube as long as it's silicone. Do what the manual says.

[wa8yxm]

I woudl not use WD-40 that's not what is designed for. But any good spray lube shoudl work. handle is easy to replace. ONe set screw but BEWARE there is a ring and spring and stuff it holds in place so make sure you hold the turn ring when you take it off I've repalced mine.

Remove handle and you are half way to disassembly of riser assembly.

Winegard has an Antenna Pointer app for your phone may be a nice addition to where you are.. And I put the Sensar Pro inside in place of the old wall plate. Very happy.

[wildtoad]

emiddleb wrote:
Well, if you have (or download) the owners manual, you'll see they suggest silicon spray. There are a couple points to lube as well as removing a plug on the roof baseplate and spraying into the hole to lube the inner gears.

Owners manual

See page 4.

Do this.

You need to use silicone spray versus WD40. WD40 is a cleaner. The spray lubricates the gears and other moving parts AND lubricates some rubber seals to help prevent leaks. Not to sound like a wife, but read the manual. :W

[emiddleb]

Bill.Satellite wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
Take it apart, clean everything and lube it with a grease suitable for use with plastic.

Don't do any of this!
All you need to do is get up on the roof and spray some dry silicome spray at any gear you can see. Now crank it up 45 degrees and do it again. Crank it all the way up and do it again. Crank it up and down a few times and you should be good to go for about 6 months. Time to do it again!

Yes. And per the manual don't forget the lube hole (should be covered with a small cap) on the base plate.

[Bill_Satellite]

donn0128 wrote:
Take it apart, clean everything and lube it with a grease suitable for use with plastic.

Don't do any of this!
All you need to do is get up on the roof and spray some dry silicome spray at any gear you can see. Now crank it up 45 degrees and do it again. Crank it all the way up and do it again. Crank it up and down a few times and you should be good to go for about 6 months. Time to do it again!

[emiddleb]

Well, if you have (or download) the owners manual, you'll see they suggest silicon spray. There are a couple points to lube as well as removing a plug on the roof baseplate and spraying into the hole to lube the inner gears.

Owners manual

See page 4.

[Mandalay_Parr]

No. Use a Dry lubricant.

[donn0128]

Take it apart, clean everything and lube it with a grease suitable for use with plastic.

[Lwiddis]

I wouldn’t use WD40 even though a fan. Silicon spray would be better.