Is my actuator about done?

[Guro305]

Recently I've noticed the driver's side headlight motor or actuator to use the correct name, start acting up occaisionally. I would turn on my lights and sometimes it wouldn't go up until the second or third time I would turn the lights on.

This week, it did it to me a few times but this time it didn't come up at all. I popped the hood and turned it up by hand. I would turn off the lights and it would come back down with no problems. I would immediately turn the lights back on and it would come up but wait a day or two and the cycle would repeat. Today, I cleaned the ground close to it real good with some compressed air and some loosey-goosey and also the contacts for the motor.
I also sprayed a little slide-n-glide around the actuator and turned those puppies on with no problem. I'll see how it goes for the next few days but has anyone already gone through this?

[RevXtreme 1]

Needs new gears...get the brass ones for replacment.

[JIM KILL]

Originally Posted by RevXtreme 1

Needs new gears...get the brass ones for replacement.

"Rev" is right as always....The Pro's know!!!
Did mine last year...Try this!!!

http://my.execpc.com/C4/4A/rodney1/vettegears/

Jim

[shakedown067]

It's nice to see the C5's don't have the stupid plastic bushings in them...I highly recommend the bronze gears as well. They've saved me with my C4.

[Ms. AntiVenom]

Im the bronze gear replacment expert!


because my hands are small and no one else will do it

["Backyard Mechanic"]

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...bc01097623.htm

This was done af ew times by Joe[98 Softail]Hope it helps

[Guro305]

I'll switch out gears versus a new motor anyday. And, it's cheaper!!!!

So far after I cleaned the contacts and greased the actuator itself, it's been fine. We'll see how long it holds up.