Headlights on a 84
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From: Phoenix Arizona
No, the points are made/broke by load on the motor forceing the shaft up or down against the points. It is possible to put the motor - headlamp linkage assembly in wrong, but I don't think that is the problem here unless he just rebuilt the motor.
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From: Whitefish Falls Ontario
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Is the motor still running when the door stops moving?? If not then it would appear that there is a bind in the pivot of the assembly, causing the armature to shift and open the points inside the motor.. If the motor keeps running you need to open the motor up and check the gears.. Here is a post by Cliff Harris on the process..
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This may not be the fix but my '84 had a similar problem. I replaced the gears and adjusted the mounting screws and it still was not looking like it was fully closed. I discovered the top headlight body cover (flat part) was not aligned correctly. I adjusted those screws and it finally looked correct.
Last edited by pezter22; Dec 20, 2013 at 06:02 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Disconnect the motor and check for 12v between the grey and green wire of the connector.. If you have 12v then the motor should run until it hits the stop. If it is stopping before the stop then something is causing the motor to load enough to shift the armature enough to open the contacts in the motor..
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From: Whitefish Falls Ontario
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
This may not be the fix but my '84 had a similar problem. I replaced the gears and adjusted the mounting screws and it still was not looking like it was fully closed. I discovered the top headlight body cover (flat part) was not aligned correctly. I adjusted those screws and it finally looked correct.
