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I went to open my headlights and it just clicks. So I reached under the front and felt around and accidentally unplugged two connectors from the passenger side. Now I can’t get them plugged back in. Is there a way to access the end of the motor to see where the wires go? Doing it blind or with a mirror is almost impossible
I have read that it’s easier to access through the grill opening, but that’s a lot more work if you have bumpers.
I had my motors out several times, and it really wasn’t difficult, a little weird trying to look at a mirror image, but not too difficult.
I did remove the hood support and moved the bolt holes one position, as seen in the photo. This allowed the hood to be held at a more vertical orientation, which provides more access room from the top side.
I took some photos with my cell phone so I could study the orientation of the plugs, etc…
IIRC, there are only 3 plugs; one for the motor and 2 for the limit switch. Unplugging the limit switches should not affect opening and closing, they only activate the warning light for the headlights.
here is the limit switch after the motor was removed. It has 2 connectors, one top and one bottom
here you can see the limit switch behind the motor, as installed
Tony, those are really helpful pics. Just curious, I can't see in the pics the motor mounting pin. There is a slot in the motor "foot" that fits over that pin when the motor is put in position. A small spring clip fits in a groove on the end of the pin to hold the motor in place on the pin. Not that you'd want to do this, but you could leave out the black metal bracket that attaches the motor housing to the upper header bar (in your second picture) as long as the clip is in place on the pin. The pin should be about where the threaded hole is in the bearing support in your upper pic.
I learned a very long time ago how to deal with the motors by feel and yes, they can be installed and removed through the space between the hood and the front header when the hood is open.
Tony, those are really helpful pics. Just curious, I can't see in the pics the motor mounting pin.
I learned a very long time ago how to deal with the motors by feel and yes, they can be installed and removed through the space between the hood and the front header when the hood is open.
Good eyes…. The pins were indeed missing in those pictures ( both sides)…
I had pulled/disassembled/cleaned/lubed/reinstalled the motors at that time, along with verifying the buckets rotated with little to no resistance…
I have since purchased/added the mounting pins and clips. There was a lot of flip in the buckets because the motors could still rotate a bit without the pins (one of the straps actually disengaged from the rubber grommets). I bought all the pieces from Paragon…
Heres a picture after I slid the motor off the shaft…
This was s as I bought it. The motor slid off the shaft without removing anything… surprised it worked with no ground screw, although it was noticeably d sad lower than the other side…
I had problems with mine when I first bought the car, which required involvement in the entire system. I found it better to remove the bumpers, hood, and grill.
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