cliveyp 0 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 You know when you get that feeling you shouldn't touch something..............well, that's about whats happened here!! Trying to get my beesting mast off so i can fit my ally one and i find it's really rather tight. I end up ruining the OE one in order to get to the nut in the mast. Once i got to that i put a spanner on the nut, slight turn and............snap. Mast comes off in my hand leaving the thread in the base! NICE JOB!! CHEERS!! lolAnyway, whats the easiest way to get this out??? I'm thinking it may be glued in perhaps, to stop little beggers stealing it in the past, so i'm thinking my only solution is to gently re drill and tap it to suit my ally mast.........IDEAS??Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 lol - i had the same feeling when changing the chip in my ECU and the car wouldnt start lol.Possibly someone already glused it in before?? lol I had 2 nicked from my previous Golf!! SOund about the easiest option realy unless you want to go to all the hassle of fitting a new cable! :-( Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 whic hbit are you changing? the aerial or the whole lot? Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hes trying to change the aerial. Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 so where does the spanner come in? oh I get it now... bugger! Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 i loctite'd mine in so its never coming off, don't relly know the best wat to do it cos the thread is thin, i know you can get extractors but prob not for that thinness Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 couldn't you just bin the base part aswell? if the thread has snapped in there wouldn't it be easier to replace it. if its like mk2's then you just undo the headlining at the back and its bolted to the roof. just get a spare base bit.anyone else know if thats a practical idea?? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Not at VW prices!!! I got quoted £69.99 + vat for a new ariel! Sod that! Link to post Share on other sites
cliveyp 0 Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I was quoted 60 odd quid for a base for the Rado and that was just an amplified radio aerial. The Highline one is a Hirschmann (sp?) combined phone/amplified radio so will be even more. I'm just gonna gently drill it out and tap it i think. If i feck it up then i'll look at another answer. Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 ouch!!surely you could get one of a breakers for less than a tenner?anyways -good luck clive Link to post Share on other sites
stevietots1 0 Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 easiest way would be to drill a small hole into the snapped thread and use an easy-out on it, they have opposite threads, we use em at work and they r the anser to many problems lol Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 there are loads on ebay... Link to post Share on other sites
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