lost my little ball! ooooohhhh!

trekie · Post by **trekie** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:21 pm

hi all,
i got myself a new antenna for galileo and even though i tried to remove the old one veeery carefully, the ball bareing shot off in god knows what direction

anyone know where i can get another one

cheers

alex and jan

kawasaki kid · Post by **kawasaki kid** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:41 am

If you have an idea of what size it is I`d try your local cycle shop as they usually sell them in small bags in various sizes.

Post by **westonwarrior** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:27 am

The size you need is 1 1/8, they sell them in cycle shops for the peddles

I have some if you get in trouble, let me know

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:09 am

I can recommend Westonwarriors balls. They fit real snug!!!

trekie · Post by **trekie** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:19 pm

thanks haydn and thanks wes, i will pop to my local bike shop.

cheers

alex and jan

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:23 pm

Of course, if you had read my original post then factsheet on the subject of changing the aerial there is no way you could have lost your balls!

Baldeagle · Post by **Baldeagle** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:39 pm

pippin wrote:Of course, if you had read my original post then factsheet on the subject of changing the aerial there is no way you could have lost your balls!

Pippin,I got a new aerial before I brought my Bongo over to France.When I got the Bongo it was broken in half.I found your post (avid reader) and got round to doing it today,old duvet on the gravel drive, just in case.
Well I didnt lose my balls (luckily) and the job was soon done,incidentally I dont listen to the radio much, prefer cd,s but the broken one looked dreadful.
Point is, now I know why they call Japanese inscrutable, what a clever but simple design.never seen anything like it before but three positions is perfect, although think I would be reluctant to use the highest, bit of brain fade entering the car park and bang, another £30 up the chute!!

Post by **westonwarrior** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:41 pm

I would be reluctant to use the highest, bit of brain fade entering the car park and bang, another £30 up the chute!!
_________________

thats why I changed mine to a bee sting

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:25 pm

Lost our original to a tree branch reversing into a pitch in le Camping Municipal de le Conquet. Merde!

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:39 pm

I chopped my broken aerial down to the solid brass part about 30mm from the swivel and screwed on a Ford Escort aerial from the scrappies - £3 - job done.

trevd01 · Post by **trevd01** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:52 pm

westonwarrior wrote:
I would be reluctant to use the highest, bit of brain fade entering the car park and bang, another £30 up the chute!!
_________________
thats why I changed mine to a bee sting

No problem going under anything forwards, the aerial just clicks down into a lower position.

But just don't reverse under anything low with the aerial up...

lost my little ball! ooooohhhh!

lost my little ball! ooooohhhh!

BALLS!!!