Headlight Problem
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From: Klamath Falls OR
Headlight Problem
Deer hit me, left front now fixed. When I first got it back, everything worked good. Left headlight now comes up fine, but when it goes down it doesn't stop and comes back up about half way. Body man thinks it's inertia switch and will work with me on it, but I've already installed bronze gears so don't just want to ditch this motor. Could it be something else or is there a fix that I can do? I see refurbished motors on line and figure that they couldn't all be for gears. Any info appreciated.
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It's the nylon stops, either they were never reinstalled or are worn through. The headlight linkage actually hits these nylon stops, when they are worn or missing the headlight motor keeps going and the linkage makes a circle which causes it to come back up. Pop up the head lights, remove the plastic surround and check for the nylon stops next to the motor. Sometimes you can turn them around to the side that isn't worn.
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n8dogg, thanks. I thought I remembered that fix from a couple of years ago, but decided to check with the experts before pulling it apart. Body man wanted to order new motor. wouldn't listen to me, so I fixed it.
