blackw66

Yesterday,after going to lunch,when I turned my headlights off there was a strange sound from the driver side headlight..like the motor was still running.it does this for maybe 10 seconds then stops...
Any clues??
Thanks

1badragtop

Needs new headlight motor for drivers side or replacing headlight gear - I dont recommend just the gear though. Try search for headlight motor concern, there's a lot of info on here for it.

2SLOWT/A4NOW

The gear is stripped. Only part of the gear is used however. What this means is that you have half the gear still unused. Take the linkage off the motor and then turn the manual **** untill the shaft that the linkage is attached to rotates 180 degrees and reattach the linkage. Or get a new motor or replace the gear. If you elect to replace the motor, spend the dough and get a new OE motor from the dealer. I have tried several remans and replaced several gears and the torque of the motor has always tore the gear cover off in a short time. Maybe I'm just using the wrong epoxe.

needadvice

holy moses, how can this not be a sticky already

scroll almost to the bottom "FREE headlight fix".
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/index.htm

blackw66

Thanks for all the help.
.Life is fast at times ,but on
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lonala

Autozone now sells headlight motors $70

5301113

iTrader: (18)

Those motors don't last as long as the stock ones and they have a limited warrant. The gears is always the problem. Replace the gears and thats it.Save your money for something better.http://www.fquick.com/videos/Install...ight_Gear/2024

VIP1

IT IS A STICKY! .... and in multiple sections!

Sticky:
General Maintenance & Repairs FAQ -- PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING THREAD
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/929492-general-maintenance-repairs-faq-please-read-before-starting-thread.html

The specific topic:
Firebird Headlight Noise Or Odd Behavior
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....7&postcount=16

needadvice

Yeah, but its quite obvious that sticky's are useless, noone reads them and they never will.

Danny2tek

iTrader: (1)

Read my sticky!!!

VIP1

..... says the one who said it needs to be a sticky when it already is

lt1noob

iTrader: (4)

no its not the motor its a stripped headlight gear. mine does it too, i would suggest replacing it with a set of metal ones because i just replaced mine and 2 weeks later it stripped again. the dealership will tell you its the whole motor but its only the gear that strips and a plastic oem replacement will run you about 15-20$

5301113

iTrader: (18)

I got one a O’Reily’s auto parts for $12.00 even cheaper

bboyferal

iTrader: (9)

How do you know they do not last as long? Proof?

5301113

iTrader: (18)

I know ppl dont like hearing this but my friend went threw 2 motors in 1 years. Of course i dont have paper proof or pics or whatever proof you need but i help my friend with the replacing the motors. so thats my proof.Last time we did the gears replacement ,it's fast, easier and still working 2 years later. I rather do the less expensive fix first then finding out the hard way and replace whole motor when the problem is the gear not the motor. I learned from his mistakes

bboyferal

iTrader: (9)

The reason I'm asking is because I'm running remanufactured motors, and they've lasted me longer than the stock ones so far...

Of course, these are not Autozone ones though... Don't know anything about those.

I thought Autozone just started selling these?

needadvice

Nobody reading them no matter where or how many times they are posted is what has now made it "quite obvious" they are useless...and always will be.

5301113

iTrader: (18)

OOOOOHHHH i see what your saying. You have had good experiance with the remanufactured ones. i guess auto zone ones are different
Peace

98 WS6

iTrader: (20)

My stock gear was stripped, so I replaced it with a metal one. Two weeks later, my motor was, and still is, completely dead. No noise, no motor turning, nothing.