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Trance_LT4

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Joined
Dec 11, 2001
Messages
140
Location
Suffolk, VA
Corvette
Red 96 LT4 coupe
I have headlights that are very moody on my 96. The left one will work most of the time, the right one never works. When I spit the lines and run both off the left wires, they open half way. Currently I have both sides cut and am operating them manually. Do I need new motors? Are the gears inside just wore out? It is a solenoid or switch of some sort I need to replace? I'm at a loss, and I have shady dealership here, they did 5 minutes worth of work after leaving it there an entire day, and charged me 80 bucks with no results.
 

vigman

Motor head!!!!
Joined
Feb 13, 2001
Messages
3,471
Location
Valencia, CA,USA
Corvette
88 Convert ( SOLD ) /1973 coupe 4 speed/1964 Vert!
Motors & U

The newer Vette headlight motor module is a current sensitive device. When the motor stalls the power is shut off. Based on your description you have a funky left motor. BAD MOVE though trying to drive from 1 side.

SO are you going to take em apart or have em rebuilt?

The motors are pretty good.
The failure mode ( mechanically) is inside there is a gear with 3 nylon round bits to lock the gear & the drive shaft so when the headlight parks.. it's not such a mechanical shock.. the problem is the nylon bumpers tend to turn to powder so they slip like a bandit.

You can tell they are failing by doing the following.

Lift the hood watch the motor shaft at the rear of the motor ( the manual knob to raise & lower by hand) when the headlamp swings into position & stops... so should the shaft. When the nylon bumpers go out the shaft still turns (slower..but still turns).

Let us know

Mike
 

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