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1st generation headlight motor - Rebuild? by Ravant
Started on: 03-18-2014 03:30 PM
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Last post by: Ravant on 03-18-2014 06:18 PM
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Report this Post03-18-2014 03:30 PM Click Here to See the Profile for RavantSend a Private Message to RavantEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
First-gen headlight motor keeps running/clicking when the light hits its uppermost or lowermost points and clicks, nonstop. Motor just forgets to turn off. Should I just do a full Rodney Dickman rebuild kit? Or is there something cheaper I can do in the interim seeing as these headlights are getting replaced with flushmounts in a year?
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With a run-on, it's generally caused by a stripped gear. It's usually in just one direction, though. Rebuilding with Rodney's metal gears is recommended. Until problems are resolved with available plastic gears, I no longer will use them for rebuilding customer's motors.
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Alrighty, will grab a rebuild kit, see if that helps the situation. Like I said, these are ultimately going away, but it'd be nice to not have to hand crank it 'til then.
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