Hi-
I am a happy new '03 RX300 owner, and I have noticed that the antenna mast doesn't fully extend with the radio on. I am 98% sure that the mast fully extended during the first week of ownership. There are no horrible sounds from the antenna when it retracts/extends. After reading more than a few posts on antenna mast issues, I determined that I need to start with cleaning then lubricating the mast. With the radio on, I attempted to fully extend the mast by simply pulling upward with my hands but was met with quite a bit of resistance, to the point that I felt that I might do damage and stopped.
My question is, is it OK to extend the mast under these conditions? Is there something larger going on? I would have expected the mast to extend more easily.
Thank you.
