My right headlight is struggling.....
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 1,399
Likes: 0
From: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
My right headlight is struggling.....
Whenever I put my headlights on, the right headlight struggles to go up.
Sometimes I have to try 2 or 3 times before it goes up.
Is there something I could "grease" it with to prevent farther damage or to make it go up better? :confused:
Thanks,
VET 350
Sometimes I have to try 2 or 3 times before it goes up.
Is there something I could "grease" it with to prevent farther damage or to make it go up better? :confused:
Thanks,
VET 350
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,193
Likes: 1
From: Meadville PA
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (VET 350)
sounds like it's time for a bushing kit to be installed in the headlight motors..theya re like 10 bucks for both sides through ecklers and such...worked wonders on my 89 :cheers:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 2,923
Likes: 1
From: Las Vegas NV
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (1989redvette)
sounds like it's time for a bushing kit to be installed in the headlight motors..theya re like 10 bucks for both sides through ecklers and such...worked wonders on my 89 :cheers:
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 13,002
Likes: 4
From: Paint Hill NC
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (VQT88Vette)
Could be the brushes. That was my problem. Here is the thread: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=561308
Good luck.
Harold
Good luck.
Harold
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 1,399
Likes: 0
From: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (BAM92)
Would it hurt to ignore the problem and just keep using it as long as it comes up for me? I guess what I'm trying to ask is, Am I damaging anything if I keep on turning them off and on until they both are up?
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 13,002
Likes: 4
From: Paint Hill NC
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (VET 350)
IF your problem is brushes then yes it will cause further damage. The problem is poor electrical contact which generates HEAT in the brushes and plastic brush housings. They will melt and then you have to replace the housings or whole motor instead of just cleaning everything up. In my case the housing had just started to melt which prevented the brushes from firmly contacting the armature. I was able to clean them up with fine sandpaper and they are still working fine.
Good luck.
Harold
Good luck.
Harold
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,193
Likes: 1
From: Meadville PA
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (VET 350)
look if its the brushes you will be able to use the manual ***** to get them up.... if it's the bushings they will still not go up right and may "fall" down before catching and then going up...if they fall down if ya hit a bump like railroad tracks or anything like that it's definately the bushings... i myself would try the 4 dollar bushings good luck
:cheers:
:cheers:
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 13,002
Likes: 4
From: Paint Hill NC
Re: My right headlight is struggling..... (1989redvette)
I agree with 89red. Go ahead and take them apart. If you find the bushings are bad just replace them and you are done. If not, then it's into the motor. Either way you will have it fixed. Did you read on my thread that mine would work if I gave them a start with the ****? Will yours do that?
H
H
