headlamp gear
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headlamp gear
I found in the archives that someone had this problem, but his email in n/g. He needed to replace the plastic gear for his headlamp and was asking if anyone knew where he could get one.
Well, I have the same problem. Where can I get a replacement gear for the headlamp door? My dealer says they don't have such a part and intend to replace the whole motor. My warranty is up, so I don't want that if I can avoid it.
Thanks, Sally in CT
Well, I have the same problem. Where can I get a replacement gear for the headlamp door? My dealer says they don't have such a part and intend to replace the whole motor. My warranty is up, so I don't want that if I can avoid it.
Thanks, Sally in CT
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Re: headlamp gear (Sally)
There is a forum member that manufactures a brass gear replacement. I have his contact details at home. I will reply again tonight if no one else has with his details. You should go ahead and buy two gears and ( if he has them finished ) two of the hard rubber inserts for the gear. The stock gear is nylon and the worm gear is steel. Eventually it either wears a groove or cracks the gear and the stock rubber crumbles. Bad design and it is why I am glad to see the end of pop-ups on the C6.
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Re: headlamp gear (Sally)
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Re: headlamp gear (Sally)
Sally,
Rodney's gears work great. Just be real careful when handling it (assuming your motor housings are glued like mine) that you don't get grease on the areas that will be glued when putting it back together. One of mine came apart after several weeks because the glue gave out....my guess is that it had grease on it and the epoxy didn't hold.
Rodney's gears work great. Just be real careful when handling it (assuming your motor housings are glued like mine) that you don't get grease on the areas that will be glued when putting it back together. One of mine came apart after several weeks because the glue gave out....my guess is that it had grease on it and the epoxy didn't hold.
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Re: headlamp gear (Sally)
Here's a link with some great illustrated instructions, it's for an F-Body but they are practically identical to C5's. There's even a way to fix it for FREE if you want to.
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http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/
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http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/
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Re: headlamp gear (16Again)
Sally, totally agree with the above. Rodney will provide the goods for the job without feeling like your wallet got ripped a new one. Plus, you get the added satisfaction of knowing you did the job yourself. BTW, was a thread I posted the one that didn't have the info you were looking for? http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=733078 Yeah, other than the info others thankfully added to it about Rodney, it's pretty bland.
Only things I'd add to the info Rodney provides are:
- If you don't want to potentially get any epoxy on your fingers when regluing the gear covers, wear latex gloves or something similar.
- Instructions say wait a min of 30 minutes before reinstalling gear assembly (or something like that). Err on the side of caution and go a couple of hours. (I waited 2 hrs.)
- Make sure you have some fine grit sandpaper on hand to remove any rust on the metal pieces before reinstalling them.
- Do not reuse the rubber "bumpers" inside the gear casing. Use the ones Rodney gives you.
If you want, I can e-mail some pics that will show you what I faced in fixing my gear problem.
Have fun! :seeya
Chris
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