Repair coax on Wilson 1000?

Anybody attempted this? The couple of pages on the net seem incomplete.

I dug around in the garage tonight and found my mag mount Wilson 1000 from years ago, it still works, but there is a short in the radio PL259 now.:confused:

I could re solder a new PL259 of course, but maybe with the age, I should replace the whole coax with a new one.

I disassemble things very well :D, but I would prefer to not buy another Wilson 1000, they have not gotten cheaper with age.

I am still planning on making a mount for the XJ, but if I am going to get one CB working, I might as well get two going.

I looked at this in detail tonight, and have figured out how to proceed. I am going to do a write-up, since the very few I saw on the internet did not have any pictures, and they may prove helpful to someone.

More to follow.

Look forward to seeing a writeup with pics... I have thought about picking up a newer version of this ant to have instead of the hard mount on my XJ, as it would cause far less damage during an incidents on the trail, and due to such incidents, having a writeup on the replacement of the coax might be helpful in case of damage to it on the trail over time...

In the spirit of trying all things, I tried to repair the damaged end first, instead of replacing the cable from the antenna base.

It was a different style of PL 259 connector that LOOKED like I could take it apart and simply rework the end, but that was not to be. The outer braid was secured by a press-fit, and I could not replicate the re-assembly. So I will go with a new cable, and re-solder the connections at the antenna base, which looked easiest to begin with, since I don't have any PL-259 connectors or RG8 reducers.

So here's the repair...

The BASE...

http://i.minus.com/iYXjrbL8DytUf.JPG

You'll have to cut the film to expose the bolt. Got rust to deal with...
http://i.minus.com/iD2kyj8UMUPHA.JPG

Then remove the nut and star washer to remove cover
http://i.minus.com/iIjl08wLGfwGx.JPG

It's apart!
http://i.minus.com/iFGWYFuRhwi6T.JPG

Close up
http://i.minus.com/iEA27RQAyXpDY.JPG

Tools....
http://i.minus.com/iCBQjmgr1qFo1.JPG

REALLY apart now...
http://i.minus.com/id0Yev377U9uW.JPG

Get new cable, cut the end...
http://i.minus.com/ijDpj0A8p99Xv.JPG

Strip and unravel the braid (don't cut the braid when removing outer jacket)
http://i.minus.com/iDi4Ydo4Yrw1K.JPG

Twist the braid, cut to length, crimp on the ring terminal..
http://i.minus.com/ijC9O4uYQe7w1.JPG
http://i.minus.com/iEj2dg5If836a.JPG
Only had the one large ring terminal, mangled it pretty good, so I will add solder to make the connection secure.

Carefully heat the center post in the 259 fitting to remove old center conductor, too much heat will melt insulation in fitting.
http://i.minus.com/iBGaiZ1cCMMEX.JPG

You'll have to do some trial and error on the center conductor to clear the nut and allow for the ring terminal for the braid. Once you get the length, I "tinned" the center conductor before re-heating the solder in the center post and inserting.

My camera battery died, but reassembly is simple. Feel free to contact me if you have questions, I have not thrown an SWR meter on this yet, but that is next.