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Old 04-03-2006, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Brent94Z
Two new motors will likely not help ya here, Charlie! Read here #5 here...

http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headl...htgearfailures

give that a shot first. Cheap and easy

hey brent, can you tell me where these stoppers are located in the 98-02. thanks
Old 04-03-2006, 08:46 PM
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Hey Charlie there are two stoppers per headlight. If my memory serves me correct they are yellow rubber covered.

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so does the rubber hoseing go over the yellow rubber covers? or do i remove the yellow ones first? thanks in advance
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Yes you want to put the rubber tubbing over the yellow stops. What you are doing is making the stop bigger that way the highlight will stop a little sooner in its travel and NOT get jammed.
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YAY!!!!!!! I am done. Hint to everyone be sure to check the gear orientation before you take it out of the motor. Thay ARE different for each side....duh

Glad that is done.

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Originally Posted by brynnda
i heard it last year, i have probs with my motors now, i cant arm my car w/o them flopping up and down a couple times and making that god aweful niose (already been rotated) only reason i havent bought the brass gears, and i swore i heard it off this site.
Hmm? Well, I've been selling these for several years now and the question has come up a few times but I have not had a single person email me back indicating the brass gears made their motors stop working. I have had brass gears fail but not many at all and in all cases the cause has been found... the tabs coming loose and allowing the metal gear housing to wobble on the plastic gear housing. I go into detail on the site as to exactly how this can strip even a brass gear.

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brent - i know you
Yikes! Oh wait... a lady stalker might be kinda cool

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Originally Posted by Charlie Hustle
hey brent, can you tell me where these stoppers are located in the 98-02. thanks
I don't have pics of the 98-02. But, sounds like Bob has already set you on the right track



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