Headlight Motor Pin
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****I thought I had a motor here (I do) and I checked, there was enouch of the roll pin exposed to check with a cheap vernier and I got .158. I'd shop likely a 5/32 X 13/16 (3/4 would do I'd think) and 420 stainless is very common in the general market place. The .158 spec fits the 5/32 roll pin spec from here:
http://www.engineersedge.com/roll_pin.htm
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I believe I'd likely try a 5/32 cotter pin to confirm sizing or a 5/32 drill bit. I'd expect 5/32 but when I did one I didn't check because I didn't demolish one.
****I thought I had a motor here (I do) and I checked, there was enouch of the roll pin exposed to check with a cheap vernier and I got .158. I'd shop likely a 5/32 X 13/16 (3/4 would do I'd think) and 420 stainless is very common in the general market place. The .158 spec fits the 5/32 roll pin spec from here:
http://www.engineersedge.com/roll_pin.htm
****I thought I had a motor here (I do) and I checked, there was enouch of the roll pin exposed to check with a cheap vernier and I got .158. I'd shop likely a 5/32 X 13/16 (3/4 would do I'd think) and 420 stainless is very common in the general market place. The .158 spec fits the 5/32 roll pin spec from here:
http://www.engineersedge.com/roll_pin.htm
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Use the 5/32 cotter pin LOL They're everywhere!!!
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as luck would have it, my local indy hardware store has some roll pins. I bought a few 5/32" x 3/4" and they match exactly what the old ones were. *Problem is they are extremely tight trying to hammer them in the holes on the headlight and motor. Don't want to break anything. Should I maybe drill using a 5/32" bit to clean up the holes a tad?
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i ended up drilling the same size diameter as the hole and pin (5/32") just to clean the pin hole. lubricted as well. and used pipe wrench pliers to squeeze the pin in the hole. worked great. and fixed my headlight issue.
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Did that cause headlights not to flip on or wiggle? I ask because when mine are off my drivers will wiggle and not sit flush. Didn't know if you had the same issue
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As the gear guts get looser and looser, the headlight will no longer be firm in its open or closed position.
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The progression, as near as I can tell, is at first they will 'kerchunk' at the end of travel in either direction. Over time, opening or closing will be less and less reliable, and I would expect that in the final stages, they would just wiggle.
As the gear guts get looser and looser, the headlight will no longer be firm in its open or closed position.
As the gear guts get looser and looser, the headlight will no longer be firm in its open or closed position.