Headlight motor question.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '15, '16-'17-'18-'19
Headlight motor question.
I had another thread where my headlight motor was winding too tight , enough to keep it from going back up the next time the headlight is turned on.
Issue was resolved with a new gear. All is good now and no more issues other than the headlight door now slams down a little when I shut the headlights off.
It's definitely not as quiet as the other headlight closing. it feels like it slams shut . The stoppers are there in case you're wondering . So it has to be something else.
Thoughts ?
Issue was resolved with a new gear. All is good now and no more issues other than the headlight door now slams down a little when I shut the headlights off.
It's definitely not as quiet as the other headlight closing. it feels like it slams shut . The stoppers are there in case you're wondering . So it has to be something else.
Thoughts ?
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Here's a picture I found with them circled. I tightened mine by hand and the lights go up and down in unison at a moderate pace.
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...Issue was resolved with a new gear. All is good now and no more issues other than the headlight door now slams down a little when I shut the headlights off.
It's definitely not as quiet as the other headlight closing. It feels like it slams shut. The stoppers are there in case you're wondering . So it has to be something else...
It's definitely not as quiet as the other headlight closing. It feels like it slams shut. The stoppers are there in case you're wondering . So it has to be something else...
If it didn't have the rubber isolator, you might be feeling the effect of lacking it.
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Swapping the plastic gear every few years is no problem. I have never kept a C5 a few years anyway.
And I have had a few.
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...Issue was resolved with a new gear. All is good now and no more issues other than the headlight door now slams down a little when I shut the headlights off.
It's definitely not as quiet as the other headlight closing. It feels like it slams shut. The stoppers are there in case you're wondering . So it has to be something else...
It's definitely not as quiet as the other headlight closing. It feels like it slams shut. The stoppers are there in case you're wondering . So it has to be something else...
If these tabs are too loose, the motor can move in relation to the gear case. This could create slop in the gear-to-worm engagement, causing premature gear failure due to wear, and perhaps also a brief gear disengagement at the end of the closing travel. This could cause the slamming you feel.
The tabs can be bent inward a bit by holding the motor on a vise and tapping the tabs in with a hammer and screwdriver or similar tool, until the motor is tightly secured to the gear case.
Last edited by GCG; Jun 13, 2018 at 01:52 PM.