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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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When I turn my head lamps on my 85 on, they rotate and the passenger side flips up all the way, but the driver side flips up 80%.....stops then flicks up 90%, but never reaching its full rotation. Anyone know what the problem is?
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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Try rotating the headlight manual control ****; if it feels "mushy", replace the three nylon bushings in the gear box.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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I don't think 85 had the three bushings. On my 86, the motor has two nylon gears inside. I had to replace the big one that was driven directly by the motor's worm gear. I would suggest opening up the motor before ordering the part, because you might only need one of the two gears.
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