Your headlights on 1989 Corvette keeps taking turns not flipping open all the way If you open hood first they will open Would this be motor or gear or an info would be greatly appreciated Thanks Mike?

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this is easy to fix,in the headlight motor where the horizontal shaft goes in ,there is a round cover held by 2 screws,under this cover is the main motor gear.on one side of this gear there are 3 round recesses for 3 gel like bushes when they are badly worn the main gear cannot get a proper grip and the shaft dos'ent have enought torque to flip the weight of the head light.it works when the hood is up because of the angle of the headlight gravity helps it swing round and lock.if you take off the 2 screw cover you will find bits of worn bushes and dust.you need a"headlamp motor repair kit"i got mine for 6 0r 8 dollars(nice and cheap thank god)from a "corvette america"catalog from"corvette america.com"they don't list the kit on their website but it is in the catalog(page398 part No30523)pop the new bushes in and your headlight/s will work like new.by the way you need 2 kits if both headlight motors are knackered.hope this saves you any more grief .brian.p.