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06-07-2011, 11:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sioux Falls
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How to lube Antanea
Ok how do you grease the ant. we have a 2011 3455 model. The up and down crank says to grease twicw a year but I don't see any grease fittings, so that is why the question.
Thanks ahead of time
Bill
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06-07-2011, 01:48 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
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Now I've heard of everything - grease the antenna? Maybe I'll stick to never using it. On rare occasions I'll use it if I am too tired or slow to set up the Dish Network. We never get too much anyway but that might be because we don't have a digital decoder.
I'm gonna have to go and check my crank now and see if it says anything. Ya learn sum-pin' noo ever' day.
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Well looky dat.... it does need maintenance.
Just like it says in diesel guy's post, that's the exact manual I have. On page 4 starting at the top of the second column, there it is! Silicone lubricant spray is used at the locations shown and described.
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06-08-2011, 03:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Concord
Posts: 575
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I just lubed mine and it made a huge difference. This will require getting up on the roof. Take any silicon lube spray and with the antanna down you can see the gears (at least on mine I could). Apply the lubricant generously on the gear and then crank it up and down a couple of times. I hope your setup is like mine because it was a very easy and worthwhile task.
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06-08-2011, 05:47 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Silverton
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M.O.C. #11144
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Alot of the cranks around here get lubed every day after 5 pm
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06-08-2011, 10:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Land O Lakes
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Thanks for your post...saved to my computer for future ref.
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06-10-2011, 04:21 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: St Catharines
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M.O.C. #6415
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My antenna has a small rubber cap on the base which can be removed so that lubricant can be applied to the rotator plate. They will stick if the gear and/or base plate dry out.
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06-10-2011, 10:34 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sioux Falls
Posts: 135
M.O.C. #9367
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Thanks everyone for the replys. I will get some spray silycon and get-r-done
Bill
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