I have a 1988 corvette I need to change the headlight motor but cant get the motor free from the body
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MANUAL HEADLIGHT MOTOR KNOB ON MOTOR. IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR MANUAL ALSO.
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Maybe the headlight motor is wired backwards.
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get a new head light motor
If you go to corvettemagazine.com and click on there tech link they had an article that tells you step by step with pics how to repair the headlight motors
If your relays are working properly, you might have a stripped gear in the motor. You can replace the gear or the motor depending on your resources. If the headlight is loose, the gear more than likely has teeth missing.
bad headlight switch
very carefully.
the same thing happened to me. i bought a rebuilt headlight motor
There is no headlight motor. The entire headlight raising and lowering function is controlled by the cars vaccume system.If your headlights don't operate correctly,I suggest that you either check the vac. hoses or the vac diaphragm's located under the hood in front of the radiator.
Failed limit switch, or bad wiring. The motor will keep running until the headlight finds "home" ... ergo a failed limit switch as mentioned above. The sensor at the "home" position (headlight off) has to be tripped by the headlight assembly before the motor will shut down. The motor has no idea where the headlight physically is ... it keeps running until the switch is engaged.