Headlight noise after open/close
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Headlight noise after open/close
hello everyone...hope all is well..i have a 1995 corvette. when i turn my lights on or off there is a clicking sound that happens about 4 to 5 seconds??? have been told the headlight motors needed replaced but also have been told there might be a rebuild kit i can purchase?? if so is that something i could do myself??? i would appreciate any info on this manner. i dont wanna replace them if its possible to rebuild the old ones? thanks for any and all help in this manner.
Chris.
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Sounds like your headlight motor bushings have turned to dust. A VERY common problem and there are a million threads on how to fix it.
I have the older style that doesn't have bushings so I don't have any links for you. Search the Forum for "bushings"...
I have the older style that doesn't have bushings so I don't have any links for you. Search the Forum for "bushings"...
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Watch this video a couple of times. It takes about 1/2 hour to change out. Suggest that you also replace the nylon gear....just because it is old. I would use the nylon gear and not the brass gear. The nylon will strip before the brass...there for the brass could destroy the motor. Motors are in the $300 range....nylon gears $30 range.
I marked the headlight position in the hood using masking tape at all four corners of the light assembly where the bracket is bolted to the hood. This made the positioning of the assembly when you install it in the hood much faster.
I marked the headlight position in the hood using masking tape at all four corners of the light assembly where the bracket is bolted to the hood. This made the positioning of the assembly when you install it in the hood much faster.
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1995 headlight motor repair
Watch this video a couple of times. It takes about 1/2 hour to change out. Suggest that you also replace the nylon gear....just because it is old. I would use the nylon gear and not the brass gear. The nylon will strip before the brass...there for the brass could destroy the motor. Motors are in the $300 range....nylon gears $30 range.
I marked the headlight position in the hood using masking tape at all four corners of the light assembly where the bracket is bolted to the hood. This made the positioning of the assembly when you install it in the hood much faster.
How to change the headlight motor gear in a C4 Corvette - YouTube
I marked the headlight position in the hood using masking tape at all four corners of the light assembly where the bracket is bolted to the hood. This made the positioning of the assembly when you install it in the hood much faster.
How to change the headlight motor gear in a C4 Corvette - YouTube
I have watched a couple of videos of how to repair the headlight motors and have noticed some differences. In one video, they removed worm gear to get the nylon gear out...I have not seen this to be necessary in some other videos. I have a 1995 coupe, does the worm gear have to be removed on this model just to get to the plastic gear and bushings?
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If you have a 95, you don't have to remove the worm gear. Corvette Central sells a kit with bushings and gear. Suggest the nylon gear instead of the metal gear. Better to strip nylon gear teeth than destroy a $300++ drive motor.