Just the other day I replaced my antenna (purchased from Rocky Mountain
Motorworks) and I, too, could not screw the chrome collar onto the base.  I
studied the collar and determined that it had a slightly concave surface on
the angular side.  Since the van's nose is a flat surface where the antenna
mates, I ground the collar down so that it was absolutely flat (keeping the
angle, of course) and ground the top down a little, too.  Then it fit.  I
don't know what they were thinking when they made it.

Charles
'85 Westy

At 07:39 PM 6/20/01 -0400, Brian Honan wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>
>  I have saved and read a few posts from recent about the replaceing of the
>antenna. I am haveing trouble getting the nut to screw on . The old antenna
>had a long rod the new one has a short base with the weird shape. No matter
>what way I turn it the bolt will not thread on
>There is the base with the rubber bottom the chrome part and the nut.
>I am presuming the barb looking and of the base is closest to the
>windshield.??????????/
>
>
>  Brian
>87 GL
>
>
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