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From: NJ
Car: 1990 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 3.1L v6
Transmission: Automatic
motor is probably fine. theres a gear in the housing tho that usually strips. mine is the same way, sometimes it takes 10 tries to get my left light to go up. annoying but i dont feel like taking apart the headlight assembly, looks to complicated
anyone know of a step by step to replace the worn gears?
anyone know of a step by step to replace the worn gears? Thread Starter
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From: Ohio
Car: 1987 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 2.8lt V6
Transmission: TH700R4
yea that is the same problem i have. when i am driving down the road and i hit a bump the left light retracts for some reason.
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From: BFE, MD
Car: 13 Ram 1500/ 78 Formy
Engine: 5.7 / 7.4
Transmission: 6sp / TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.55 posi / 3.23
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...tupgrade.shtml
for upgrading the lights, and
damn, not in the tech artiles. do a search. Ive seen it in this forum, and I think in appearence.
for upgrading the lights, and
damn, not in the tech artiles. do a search. Ive seen it in this forum, and I think in appearence.
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From: UCIrvine or SFV, CA
Car: 1999 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: LS1 - 346 ci
Transmission: 4L60E
Bearings/"Pucks" are shot
What happened inside your motors is the bearings that made the motor "connect" to your headlight gear were shredded.
I used this guy's method of fixing it. My car's headlights are great now.
All you need is 3 steel ball bearings per motor. Might as well do both because when one goes, the other isn't too far off. (Mine was about 4 months in between, but I bought extra bearings for the job)
http://www.transamtemple.com/modific...ght_repair.htm
I used this guy's method of fixing it. My car's headlights are great now.
All you need is 3 steel ball bearings per motor. Might as well do both because when one goes, the other isn't too far off. (Mine was about 4 months in between, but I bought extra bearings for the job)
http://www.transamtemple.com/modific...ght_repair.htm
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