[DeTomaso] pantera headlight adjustments

Fri Jun 26 13:14:31 EDT 2015

The gear mesh between the welded sector gear and the drive motor gear can be adjusted. You loosen the three bolts holding the motor assembly in place and physically push the gears together, This is also how one limits headlight bounce when driving on bumpy roads at night. The only other thing that might influence your ass'y is whether the plastic bushings that the cross-shaft rides in are still all there. At 8 yrs of age & 13000 miles, ours were completely gone when we got the car. Good luck- J Deryke

-----Original Message-----
From: robert via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2015 9:47 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] pantera headlight adjustments

Hello All,

   We are trying to finish my car and the last hiccup seems to
be the
   headlight buckets .

   They come up and down so obviously the
headlight motor is working.

   There is a light chattering when they come
up . When I go to close the
   chattering is almost like choppy and
rough.

   There is nothing binding or catching the buckets. If I put
slight
   pressure on the buckets the chattering stops.

   I pulled the
motor and the motor bracket to investigate. Brass gear is
   in place and all
looked fine. I pulled the main gear that engages with
   the sprocket and
cleaned all. Should there be a washer under the
   c-clamp or the brass
gear?

   All help would be appreciated as I want these headlights to
move
   smoothly up and down.

   Best,

   Bob Levitt

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   The gear mesh between the welded sector gear and the drive motor gear
   can be adjusted. You loosen the three bolts holding the motor assembly
   in place and physically push the gears together, This is also how one
   limits headlight bounce when driving on bumpy roads at night. The only
   other thing that might influence your ass'y is whether the plastic
   bushings that the cross-shaft rides in are still all there. At 8 yrs of
   age & 13000 miles, ours were completely gone when we got the car. Good
   luck- J Deryke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: robert via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2015 9:47 am
   Subject: [DeTomaso] pantera headlight adjustments
Hello All,