Headlight Issue 1988 coup
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Headlight Issue 1988 coup
Greetings all....
1988 vette coup....I have an intermittent issue with my headlights.....IF they are down and I pull the dash **** to turn lights on, sometimes they pop-up and sometimes they don't....Seems the same when switching them off....I can hear the motors click and possibly turning on-off....
I am sure headlight module is ok.....I can turn **** on motor to raise and lower the assembly w/out issue.....***Manually raising/lowering via the motor ****, that is no problem but, let's say that I manually raise or lower the headlight part-way, I can take the headlight assembly and significantly "move" it up and down (raise a bit and lower a bit) as if there was slack in it's travel....
QUESTION:
Should the headlight assembly be "rigid" all the way through it's travel and immovable if I stop it part-way?....IF the 3 "bearings" are worn, etc, would that be a significant contributor to my symptoms?
I have the "bearings" here but, have not gotten 'round to replacing them..(PS: the motors work)...I think that maybe the gear "moved" or a worn bearing is mis-aligning the "innards" (Beverly Hillbillies - ha!)....
Opinions please?...........THANKS.
1988 vette coup....I have an intermittent issue with my headlights.....IF they are down and I pull the dash **** to turn lights on, sometimes they pop-up and sometimes they don't....Seems the same when switching them off....I can hear the motors click and possibly turning on-off....
I am sure headlight module is ok.....I can turn **** on motor to raise and lower the assembly w/out issue.....***Manually raising/lowering via the motor ****, that is no problem but, let's say that I manually raise or lower the headlight part-way, I can take the headlight assembly and significantly "move" it up and down (raise a bit and lower a bit) as if there was slack in it's travel....
QUESTION:
Should the headlight assembly be "rigid" all the way through it's travel and immovable if I stop it part-way?....IF the 3 "bearings" are worn, etc, would that be a significant contributor to my symptoms?
I have the "bearings" here but, have not gotten 'round to replacing them..(PS: the motors work)...I think that maybe the gear "moved" or a worn bearing is mis-aligning the "innards" (Beverly Hillbillies - ha!)....
Opinions please?...........THANKS.
