Another headlight gear question
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Another headlight gear question
I read the other posts about this and watched the chris fix video. The assembly came out without too much trouble but I'm stuck on the part where he uses a hammer & 9/16 drill bit to remove the pin to access the last bolt.
Mine wont budge & I'm afraid to keep tapping on it in case i break something. Any tips/tricks for getting the pin out?
Car is an 89 coupe
Mine wont budge & I'm afraid to keep tapping on it in case i break something. Any tips/tricks for getting the pin out?
Car is an 89 coupe
Burning Brakes
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I did my 89's and used a cut off 16 penny nail to drive it out. Anything you can find that's slightly smaller and flat on the end will work. Try to support the assembly somehow before you start beating on it. It comes out fairly easily.
Be careful removing the little screws that hold the gear cover on, they break off easily. Be generous with the PB Blaster on them.
Rick
Be careful removing the little screws that hold the gear cover on, they break off easily. Be generous with the PB Blaster on them.
Rick
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I read the other posts about this and watched the chris fix video. The assembly came out without too much trouble but I'm stuck on the part where he uses a hammer & 9/16 drill bit to remove the pin to access the last bolt.
Mine wont budge & I'm afraid to keep tapping on it in case i break something. Any tips/tricks for getting the pin out?
Car is an 89 coupe
Mine wont budge & I'm afraid to keep tapping on it in case i break something. Any tips/tricks for getting the pin out?
Car is an 89 coupe
Locate soom wooden pieces under.....
Also a little heat from propane totch could works nicely, just let cool down part few minutes before work on it
Last edited by Christi@n; Jul 18, 2015 at 06:29 PM.
Burning Brakes
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The pin is a roll pin, with the right size driving tool it should come out pretty easy.
While I was replacing the gears I noticed a lot of slop in the linkages so I replaced all the linkage bushings too, really tightened up the headlight operation.
Rick
While I was replacing the gears I noticed a lot of slop in the linkages so I replaced all the linkage bushings too, really tightened up the headlight operation.
Rick
Drifting
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If yes can you tell me which parts did you exactly replaced??
I'm getting a slack in bracket on my left hand motor bracket
Thanks
Chris
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Sorry to be such a newbie but when you said you changed the linkages which part are you talking about?
Burning Brakes
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This is the bushing set: http://www.ebay.com/itm/88-96-Corvette-C4-Headlight-Motor-Actuator-Bushing-Rebuild-Kit-/161687928441?fits=Year%3A1989%7CModel%3ACorvette&hash=item25a559fe79&vxp=mtr
It replaces all the nylon bushings in the headlight operating linkage including one of the pivot shaft bushings. Those snap rings are easy to spring too, be careful with them, I just replaced all mine.
As a side note the guy selling the bushings also rebuilds the motors and he helped me out greatly with a headlight that I couldn't get to work right no matter what I did. He replaced the bent silver linkage and adjusted the stop and it works flawlessly now.
Good luck with yours and don't worry about being a noob, I'm one too but I'm learning every day. I've had the aforementioned headlight assembly on and off so many times I could do it blindfolded but it took Stan to finally get it working after 7 months of battling it.
Rick
It replaces all the nylon bushings in the headlight operating linkage including one of the pivot shaft bushings. Those snap rings are easy to spring too, be careful with them, I just replaced all mine.
As a side note the guy selling the bushings also rebuilds the motors and he helped me out greatly with a headlight that I couldn't get to work right no matter what I did. He replaced the bent silver linkage and adjusted the stop and it works flawlessly now.
Good luck with yours and don't worry about being a noob, I'm one too but I'm learning every day. I've had the aforementioned headlight assembly on and off so many times I could do it blindfolded but it took Stan to finally get it working after 7 months of battling it.
Rick
