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    Vibrating Headlamp?

    Hey guys, my ‘birds passenger side headlamp assembly has been vibrating when I drive the car down the road. I knew the gear was going, so I thought it was that; now the gear died, and I brought the lamp up manually via that knob, and the headlamp is still vibrating going down the road.

    Would the chewed up gears still do that, even with the lamp manually raised?

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    It's not the gear, it's the hinge bushing that pivots the light up.

    Good luck finding a replacement.

    I had to pull one from a salvage yard. I've yet to find a replacement bushing for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMWS6TA View Post
    It's not the gear, it's the hinge bushing that pivots the light up.

    Good luck finding a replacement.

    I had to pull one from a salvage yard. I've yet to find a replacement bushing for it.
    You mean this one?

    https://www.wc-autoparts.com/1998-20...tor-crank-arm/

    Or this?

    https://www.wc-autoparts.com/1993-20...-bolt-bushing/

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    OMG yes.......saving that shit right now.


    Thanks.


    Just try the bushing 1st, you shouldn't have to replace the arm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SMWS6TA View Post
    OMG yes.......saving that shit right now.


    Thanks.


    Just try the bushing 1st, you shouldn't have to replace the arm.
    I bought 5 of the bushings, a couple of the bolt sets that they go on, cause BF&I, a set of h/l motor mount nuts and bolts (same reason) and some other lamp screw nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whamhammer View Post
    I bought 5 of the bushings, a couple of the bolt sets that they go on, cause BF&I, a set of h/l motor mount nuts and bolts (same reason) and some other lamp screw nuts.

    May the force be with me!
    Got the delivery on Wednesday (that was fast), stuff looks legit!

    We will see how they work, once I get a good enough day to de&re.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whamhammer View Post
    Got the delivery on Wednesday (that was fast), stuff looks legit!

    We will see how they work, once I get a good enough day to de&re.
    Looks like the bushing is working well, so far, so good!

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    I stuck this thread for future reference.

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    OK, the bushings didn’t fix it.

    In the video I linked, I can see that the motor crank arm is allowing movement/play (so bad that the headlamp socket backs off, before I electrical taped it to the back of the bulb). This was present before and after I replaced the passenger headlamp motor.

    https://m.facebook.com/groups/724970...&ref=bookmarks


    What causes this movement? The drivers side has nowhere near the amount of play. Do I jeed to replace the crank arm? Is there a fix for the crank arm (like shimming the pivot points)? Is there something else that I am missing?

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    video link no worky

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMWS6TA View Post
    video link no worky
    In a nutshell, the crank arm still demonstrates a range of motion, when the lamp is fully up or down.

    It was suggested to me that I adjust the white nylon bumpers that should limit that motion, and if that doesn’t work, that the crank arm is bad and that I need to replace them.

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    Yes when compared to the 90's headlights, well to be fair, 1986. The same headlight used on Firebirds is the same light used for years on Chevy trucks.

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    I totally agreed with you my problem is solved. I am very happy.

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