Oh freakin great, another telescopic antenna question... I know I know, I did a search and saw a dozen of Das Schmoo's replys for replacing the mast, but I'm not sure I need a new one just yet...

When I got the car (96' GSR) the thing worked fine. It did make a bit of an ugly noise for a half-second when it would reach the retracted position, but it still worked. Recently it's been stopping about 6inches short of fully retracted when I turn off my stereo, and makes and even worse sound when it gets to this point and grinds against itself. It doesn't look broken or bent in any way, but obviously I can only see so much of it. I just want to get some opinions before I go torquing on the thing to see if anyone has had this same problem before. Does it just need some KY or gun oil?

Thanks