Bill I installed my old cobra 140 and this thread was outrageously helpful. Thank you. Also has anyone noticed that the mount has a slight amount of play vertically?
Bill I installed my old cobra 140 and this thread was outrageously helpful. Thank you. Also has anyone noticed that the mount has a slight amount of play vertically?
You can rap some tape or such around the inside
fin if it is a loose fit there to stabilize it if need be,
also, check to see if the mount is straight along
the flat that goes against the flat of the hinge
where the 1/4-20 stud is, if it is bowed, it will not
have enough surface friction to hold tight...
When I was producing the mounts, I would test fit
each one, and add/remove material as needed for
a tight fit, but even that would not make a perfect
fit everytime due to the slight differences in the
hinge surfaces between the FJ's...
Bandi,
Just wanted to say thanks for the work on the cb mount. Worked like a charm and still maintains the factory form. I dig it
I also wanted to share another thought, I tested a few readings from the mount, and found that everything was working except not enough contact was being made between the mount and the hole on the hinge. I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but **edit** given the weirdness of where the hole is located at, and how hard it was to get a regular screwdriver in there,I used an allen wrench that was pretty darn close in size, and twisted it about for a good minute or so, put the mount back on and all was well in the universe!
Now if only I can figure out how to hide my cables :P
Bandi,
Just wanted to say thanks for the work on the cb mount. Worked like a charm and still maintains the factory form. I dig it
I also wanted to share another thought, I tested a few readings from the mount, and found that everything was working except not enough contact was being made between the mount and the hole on the hinge. I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but **edit** given the weirdness of where the hole is located at, and how hard it was to get a regular screwdriver in there,I used an allen wrench that was pretty darn close in size, and twisted it about for a good minute or so, put the mount back on and all was well in the universe!
Now if only I can figure out how to hide my cables :P
Thanks again!
The other one that I found was that the quick release mount chrome-plate didn't conduct very well, however taking it on and off a few times chipped off some of the chrome plate, and then the SWR tuning came back into line. I automatically roughen up the chrome on the connectors now to make sure that it conducts well. (I have two antennas, a 4ft for offroad, and a two foot that I keep on at all times)
I'll have to try both the allen wrench in the hole and roughing up the chrome...I followed all the instructions and when I try to tune the antenna, the needle doesn't move when I flip the switch to SWR on the meter. I tore everything apart and made sure I had metal to metal contact on the hinge/mount. any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks!
I took a dremel tool to the underside of the mount, yes.
Rather than scraping the area where the locknut meets the hinge, I removed paint from the other side of the hinge and the mount...seemed like there would me more surface area there for a connection.
I got the mount from Walcott CB, it was shipped with no instructions...I found your (helpful) instructions on this forum, which caused me to take the mount back off and start removing some paint.
This morning I'll remove the locknut and remove some paint there. Wolcott did overship me a coax cable, maybe I should try the other one.
I have read that some people have over tightened
the firering and colapsed/dammaged it, also I have
heard of a few people getting a bad cable also, so
I would say that it is worth a try since you have
an extra cable... good luck...
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