head light
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head light
ok got under the hood on my 86 i did not know they had those ***** on botom on side of light so you can manuly turn them up or down so i turn it head light goes up were it is suposed to but it is striped it will not hold when i turn it it gets tight goes were it is suposed to but clicks and drops down again so do i need those new sprocket gears from mid america they make plastic or bronze ones take that part with the **** of light and then what? how do you put them in is it hard? thank you very much for any info
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i just read through the tech section here i did not know was here under other drop down but how hard is it to do how many hours would the dealer charge for ? i take what time the dealer calls for and double it and usaly that is how long i plan for doing it myself somtimes when they call for 4 hours i have done it in one lol musta been a good day for me lol they charge like eighty bucks an hour how much do the machanics actuly get out of that 10 bucks a hour?? that sucks any other tricks or things to make it go faster easer would be greatly apreciated should put spell check on here lol thank you guys
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If the know feels "mushy" when turning it back and forth the problem is with the nylon bushings. Rotate both headlight ***** to get the feel; the headlight should move immediately (though very slightly) when you rotate the **** in either direction.
You will need a long torx or ball driver to access two of the screws holding the assy in place.
Then a drift would be useful in removing the drift pin that holds the headlight to the motor shaft.
Once the motor assy. cover has been removed you will need work on sliding the large plastic gear over the worm gear but it will come. File a flat on the large nylon gear to assist in installing it.
You will need a long torx or ball driver to access two of the screws holding the assy in place.
Then a drift would be useful in removing the drift pin that holds the headlight to the motor shaft.
Once the motor assy. cover has been removed you will need work on sliding the large plastic gear over the worm gear but it will come. File a flat on the large nylon gear to assist in installing it.
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Click this link, this article takes you right through it.
http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/33098/
You can purchase the bushings from MAD, Eckler's, Corvette Central or even from HomeDepot like I did. If you go to HomeDepot, ask for item number 859609.
You will need six of the nylon spacers to repair both lights. Good luck!
http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/33098/
You can purchase the bushings from MAD, Eckler's, Corvette Central or even from HomeDepot like I did. If you go to HomeDepot, ask for item number 859609.
You will need six of the nylon spacers to repair both lights. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by 86 blue vette
does home depot have all the parts gears big small? and spacers bushings? and if you have all the part #s or does item # 859609 come with it all ? thank you very much
Since you indicated you have an '86 (no bushings used in that design) I'd suspect the gears. If you end up needing gears, you'll have to get those from MAD, Eckler's, Corvette Central or one of the other Corvette speciality catalogs.
The link I sent you details how to remove the headlight bucket, open the motor housing and replace the gears and bushings. You can run a search in the TechTips section on this forum to get detailed instructions, too.
If you go with Eckler's for parts, the ’84-’87, replacement gears are PN 26670 (small gear) and A3526 (large gear.)
Good luck and holler back at us if you need any further help. I did this repair last summer using the HomeDepot bushings and my lights have worked like new since.
Last edited by onedef92; May 6, 2005 at 09:35 AM.
