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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:40 AM
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I own an 84 corvette. I'm having an issue with my headlights- the headlights go up and down, but the problem is that one of them does not stop running once it gets into position. The gears begin to grind. I had to unplug both in the on position, in order to save the the parts that do work. Any suggestions as to what it may be? A relay? Bad gears? I have no idea. Plz help.
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:50 AM
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order the gears , but order both the small and large cause till you take it apart you wont know which one you'll need. before I upgraded mine , the small gear on one ane the large gear on the other went bad, hope this helps, bob
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:58 AM
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Thank you, I'm 17 and my dad bought me the car as a gift on condition that I learn the thing like the back of my hand. is this a difficult process?
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 04:16 AM
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no, theres alot of info on this site about it, and these folks are always ready to nelp someone who wants to learn.
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There is a limit switch in the motor that stops it. Yours is not working. These early ones are sort of a pain to fix, if you have the $$$ you can get a new one on ebay.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 09:55 PM
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aight ill look it up. im def gonna upgrade the gears in the process of fixing it, and ill look up on this as well. appreciate the help man.
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