Headlight motor won’t stop running. Help!
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Headlight motor won’t stop running. Help!
The driver’s side headlight motor continues to run approximately 5 seconds after it is retracted into the body??? I can hear the nylon gears grinding until it stops. Is there an adjustment for the “cut off switch”? The passenger side works fine.
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From: Vandalay Industries
Ah, stripped gear.
Here you go:
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headl...earinstall.htm
That's for a Camaro but it's about the same for the vette.
Many here will tell you upgrade to the brass gear. That's ok, but I am on year 5 of the free fix (flipping the nylon gear over) and still going, even with the heavy Euro lights.
Here you go:
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headl...earinstall.htm
That's for a Camaro but it's about the same for the vette.
Many here will tell you upgrade to the brass gear. That's ok, but I am on year 5 of the free fix (flipping the nylon gear over) and still going, even with the heavy Euro lights.
Last edited by cortex; May 27, 2007 at 11:05 PM.
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Run down to headlight gears in this sticky. It'll give you full instructions on how to fit the replacement brass gears. f you're going to do the job you may as well fit a gear that will last IMHO
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927
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Run down to headlight gears in this sticky. It'll give you full instructions on how to fit the replacement brass gears. f you're going to do the job you may as well fit a gear that will last IMHO
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927
It's not a horrible job, But I would (and did) use the brass aftermarket gear. As I'm glad I only had to do this job ONCE per side.
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From: Mays Landing NJ
My 2 cents:
The Franker gear is nice but I opted for the brass gear kit from Rodney Dickman. His gear follows the factory design with a new beefy rubber bushing and also includes a new brace that takes stress off the plastic assembly after it's glued back together.
It seems like a daunting task and took me over three hours just for one side cause I really took my time. I was very satisfied with the results and am now confident that this gear will probably last me the life of my 2002 coupe.
The Franker gear is nice but I opted for the brass gear kit from Rodney Dickman. His gear follows the factory design with a new beefy rubber bushing and also includes a new brace that takes stress off the plastic assembly after it's glued back together.
It seems like a daunting task and took me over three hours just for one side cause I really took my time. I was very satisfied with the results and am now confident that this gear will probably last me the life of my 2002 coupe.
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From: Surprise Arizona
My 2 cents:
The Franker gear is nice but I opted for the brass gear kit from Rodney Dickman. His gear follows the factory design with a new beefy rubber bushing and also includes a new brace that takes stress off the plastic assembly after it's glued back together.
It seems like a daunting task and took me over three hours just for one side cause I really took my time. I was very satisfied with the results and am now confident that this gear will probably last me the life of my 2002 coupe.
The Franker gear is nice but I opted for the brass gear kit from Rodney Dickman. His gear follows the factory design with a new beefy rubber bushing and also includes a new brace that takes stress off the plastic assembly after it's glued back together.
It seems like a daunting task and took me over three hours just for one side cause I really took my time. I was very satisfied with the results and am now confident that this gear will probably last me the life of my 2002 coupe.
I replaced mine with Rodney Dickman gears and couldn't be happier!
