FREE - 1968-82 Headlamp Actuator Seal Kit

[Eric]

Edmond has inspired me with his generosity in this thread so...

I have one Actuator Seal Kit available for Supporting Members.The kit is Ecklers part # 43857 and it includes 2 Actuator Rod Seals (A8263), 2 Actuator Dust Boots (31953) and 2 Actuator Seal Retaining Rings (34669). I purchased this while rebuilding the buckets on my old 71 but I snapped a pivot rod so I ended up replaing both actuators with new ones.

So, any Supporting Member interested, post a reply in this thread by 8pm Saturday June 25 and I will draw your name and ship it out to you.

I know this won't be as popular as Edmonds giveaway but it's all I got:gap.

 

[Jack]

What a nice offer. I can use them for my 71. Please put my name in the hat.
Jack:gap

 

[Buffaloman57]

Put my name in the hat.

 

[Eric]

For those wondering about what Supporting Membership is, follow this link. It's a way of helping Rob offset the cost of running this place I call home.

Supporting Members can be identified by the green text under their user name like in the first reply above.

- Eric

 

[waterboy1976]

Please pop my name in that there hat please......Thanks...what a great idea...

 

[Billybeau1]

Thanks Eric. I'm in. My 74 needs a new pair of boots

 

[srs244]

i'd like to be put in the "pot" for this drawing.

new supporting member as of 6/23/05. glad to help out as this is a great spot to be part of.
steve

 

[srs244]

Edmond has inspired me with his generosity in this thread so...

I have one Actuator Seal Kit available for Supporting Members.The kit is Ecklers part # 43857 and it includes 2 Actuator Rod Seals (A8263), 2 Actuator Dust Boots (31953) and 2 Actuator Seal Retaining Rings (34669). I purchased this while rebuilding the buckets on my old 71 but I snapped a pivot rod so I ended up replaing both actuators with new ones.

So, any Supporting Member interested, post a reply in this thread by 8pm Saturday June 25 and I will draw your name and ship it out to you.

I know this won't be as popular as Edmonds giveaway but it's all I got:gap.

no need to apologize. i think it's a great gesture on your part!! if i wasn't in the process of NEEDING parts at this point, i'd be more than happy to contribute something i might have as extra. at this point, NOTHING is extra as i know most of you can relate to, lol.

steve

 

[Eric]

Okay, so far the following are in the hat:

srs244
Billybeau1
waterboy1976
Jack

One more day for Supporting Members to get in on this restoration action!

Hey Buffaloman57, if you become a supporting member I can include you in the drawing.

- Eric

 

[Eric]

CONGRATULATIONS to waterboy1976!!!

I had the accounting firm of my wife, Kelly, draw the name:L.

Send me a private message with your name and mailing address and I'll drop your kit in the mail!

Thanks for playing along everyone!

- Eric

 

[Billybeau1]

Congrats to Waterboy.

 

[srs244]

way to go! a great (and generous) gesture. contrats waterboy!!

 

[waterboy1976]

saaaweeeeeeetttt!!


I just got back in town and found out....Whoohoo...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!! Now Im gonna have to go do something like this.....Private message is coming...Thank you a million times...

 

[chevyaddict]

Hey Eric - so if I have one of my headlights that "tries" to work albeit very slowly (I'm guessing there is a vacuum leak) then is this the kit I need to purchase to fix that? I recall (last year) when I was tinkering with it and it appeared the leak was coming out of the dust boot. I know it wasn't it but when I attempted to temporaraily tape it up the light assembly tried to work better. So, is this the kit I need?

Thanks!

 

[gmjunkie]

Please put my name in there too!! I see Betty Lou has a Hissing Droopi Eye!!:cool gmjunkie!!

 

[Eric]

Hey Eric - so if I have one of my headlights that "tries" to work albeit very slowly (I'm guessing there is a vacuum leak) then is this the kit I need to purchase to fix that? I recall (last year) when I was tinkering with it and it appeared the leak was coming out of the dust boot. I know it wasn't it but when I attempted to temporaraily tape it up the light assembly tried to work better. So, is this the kit I need?

Thanks!

Dawn,

If you put some tape on the dust boot and it helped, I would suggest getting the kit. Most likely the seal is leaking inside of the dust boot. The dust boot itself only serves to, well, keep the seal itself free of dust though I suppose it does provide some very minimal support since it is rubber itself.

When I did the work on my headlights, I also found that many of the lines were really dry, especially at the ends where they run into the various valves and actuators. I had done so much other work on the car that I didn't feel ready to tackle replacing the whole shooting match. So, I trimmed the ends of each line by about a half inch to an inch (as the slack allowed) and then sprayed them with a bit of silicone and re-attached them. I did this to every fitting in the system and when I was finished my headlights worked a heck of a lot quicker. It didn't fix them entirely but made a huge difference and didn't cost a cent.

Good luck!

- Eric

 

[Eric]

Please put my name in there too!! I see Betty Lou has a Hissing Droopi Eye!!:cool gmjunkie!!

Sorry Junkie, this one ended a couple weeks ago. Maybe next time.

- Eric