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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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So my headlight wobbles and I believe I found the source of the wobble. My girlfriends mom has a firebird and when her headlight flips up you can not move it. This is a 2002 firebird. Mine is a 99 trans am and the light will move. I looked down at the arm and there is a bolt that tightens the pivot arm down and it is loose but i do not see a way to tighten it. any insight?
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 01:49 AM
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 01:58 AM
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Maybe you have a bad gear they usually go bad since their made out of plastic
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 02:11 AM
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I have the exact same problem and it is the exact thing you pointed out. No way to tighten that little sucker. looks like a rivet I think but NOT! Mine has been doing this for 10 years. It's annoying when I am on dark roads. There is a thread on here somewhere with some suggestions. I just can't seem to locate it right now.

I have bigger fish to fry! I am in the middle of a power steering core and outer tie rod swap.
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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Ya I didn't think it was the gear. Well I feel for you. Car problems suck ya I'm thinking of drilling out rivet and putting a bolt and nut in there. I'll post pics if it goes well
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