[DeTomaso] Headlights don't go up, take II

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IIRC......the bracket can pivot on the rear mounting bolt and you can hold the bracket up while tightening the other two, which are slotted.

hope this helps

 
Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be ! )


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 From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
To: detomaso at poca.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 11:20 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlights don't go up, take II
 

   Thanks for all the replies regarding how to remove the headlight motor.


   It wasn't fun, but there are worse jobs. The good news is that I got
   the headlight motor out and opened it up. The bad news is that it looks
   perfect.


   The headlight motor was actually quite well sealed, and took some
   persuasion to get it open. But the grease was still greasy and the
   insides looked really in pretty good condition. This is bad news
   because I was expecting to see a broken plastic gear, which I was
   betting was the cause of my problem. Since it isn't broken, now I'm
   sort of out of ideas.


   Before removing the gear, I had my wife turn the headlights on while I
   watched the motor. The motor gear turned, the headlights began to raise
   a quarter inch, but then the gear started skipping and the headlights
   stopped going up. I had assumed that this juddering was due to a jammed
   plastic gear.


   The only other thing that occurs to me is that perhaps the motor has
   somehow come out of adjustment and wasn't making good contact with the
   headlight raise mechanism and it was skipping teeth? The motor gear
   "wheel" was all coated with years of road crud, which may inhibit
   making good contact, but I've never heard of the teeth of this wheel
   getting filled up with road crud and not meshing well enough with the
   raise mechanism.


   Any other theories other than something moved somehow and the motor and
   headlight raise mechanism aren't making good contact and I'm skipping
   teeth? Is it even possible to adjust to engage the teeth more or less?


   Thanks

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   IIRC......the bracket can pivot on the rear mounting bolt and you can
   hold the bracket up while tightening the other two, which are slotted.
   hope this helps

   Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be
   ! )
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   To: detomaso at poca.com
   Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 11:20 AM
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlights don't go up, take II
     Thanks for all the replies regarding how to remove the headlight
   motor.
     It wasn't fun, but there are worse jobs. The good news is that I got
     the headlight motor out and opened it up. The bad news is that it
   looks
     perfect.
     The headlight motor was actually quite well sealed, and took some
     persuasion to get it open. But the grease was still greasy and the
     insides looked really in pretty good condition. This is bad news
     because I was expecting to see a broken plastic gear, which I was
     betting was the cause of my problem. Since it isn't broken, now I'm
     sort of out of ideas.
     Before removing the gear, I had my wife turn the headlights on while
   I
     watched the motor. The motor gear turned, the headlights began to
   raise
     a quarter inch, but then the gear started skipping and the headlights
     stopped going up. I had assumed that this juddering was due to a
   jammed
     plastic gear.
     The only other thing that occurs to me is that perhaps the motor has
     somehow come out of adjustment and wasn't making good contact with
   the
     headlight raise mechanism and it was skipping teeth? The motor gear
     "wheel" was all coated with years of road crud, which may inhibit
     making good contact, but I've never heard of the teeth of this wheel
     getting filled up with road crud and not meshing well enough with the
     raise mechanism.
     Any other theories other than something moved somehow and the motor
   and
     headlight raise mechanism aren't making good contact and I'm skipping
     teeth? Is it even possible to adjust to engage the teeth more or
   less?
     Thanks
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