'77 911 radio antenna stuck

[litning]

The original manual antenna on my '77 911 has 4 segments. The biggest (at the bottom) is extended about 2 inches but wont extend any more. The second segment wont extend at all (about 1/4 inch). The third segment is locked at an 8 inch extension, and the fourth segment moves up and down just fine. Id like to be able to fully insert the entire antenna back into the fender so I can get a car cover on properly, but can't. I bought the car new in late '76, and I remember something about having a tool that lets me lock the antenna down after I pushed it fully into the fender so the antenna couldn't be broken off by a vandal, but I dont have the tool anymore, and I dont remember if it would lock individual antenna segments at different extensions anyway. I've soaked the antenna in penetrating oil but no change! Any ideas out there?

[James Brown]

You can just get a new one, there pretty cheap and they come with the locking key.

[tcar]

Assume from your description that it's on the left fender and is a manual antenna.

Get a large crescent wrench. Put 2 layers of cloth between the jaws. Turn it sideways and close them around the nub on the top end with the cloth between the jaws and antenna.

Pull/push up hard on the wrench. You can even tap up on the wrench with a hammer. You should be able to eventually get it all out. Clean it with a damp cloth, don't use oil or WD40 or any chemical. Penetrating oil is a not recommended. Might try rubbing alcohol to get rid of the penetrating oil that's on it.

Push it back down, tap down with a small hammer and cloth if you have to. Pull back up like above.

Do it a bunch of times until you can move it pretty easily. May take a dozen or so repetitions.

I just did this on a car I bought.

You can get a key on ebay for a couple bucks.