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After accidentally bending my power antenna about a year earlier on an overhanging tree branch, I was faced with a repair or replacement of the unit. It still operated for the most part, but would not fully retract nor was the reception as good as it was before the damage. I though about using an aftermarket power antenna, they run about $40-60 and would do the job nicely. However, one thing that the aftermarket units do that the Toyota antenna does not is that they go up automatically when the radio is on. The Toyota antenna has a separate up/down switch that controls the antenna independent of the radio. This is very handy if you need to lower the antenna part way or fully while still leaving the radio on, for example to play a tape or CD on the trail.
A manual antenna was another option, but I figured since the wiring for the factory power antenna was already in place and it otherwise worked fine, that a $40 replacement antenna mast kit from Toyota was the best option for me.
See below for the replacement steps:
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