Having had a different problem with my TR7's headlights, they kept going up
and down
when they were on, I found out more than I ever wanted to know about them.
It sounds to me that your problem is in the gearbox on the headlight motor
itself.
The gearbox has a cam that actuates 2 switches to stop the motor when the
lights
are fully up or down. If the motor keeps running I'd have to say that
probably
the gears are stripped. Hope this points you in the right direction.
Al Brenden
albrendn@premier1.net
"Murphy was an optimist"
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> From: jean dahl <jdahl@convex.convex.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: TR7 Hinge (Headlight) Motor
> Date: Tuesday, March 04, 1997 2:43 PM
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to this list and haven't sent a message until now, but I have
> been reading your correspondence for several months now. I find it very
> interesting and informative. There doesn't seem to be too many TR7
> owners out there however. So, I hope someone can help me with my
> problem.
>
> Recently, my front left hinge (headlight) motor on my '77 TR7 decided to
> throw a fit. When I tried to put the headlights down, the left headlight
> won't go down and it became stuck in the upright position and the motor
> continued to spin, even after the car was shut off. The only way to
> solve this problem was to remove the hinge (headlight) motor, which
> stopped the electricity going to the motor and the spinning. My question
> is: Is my problem in the actual motor or is it something else, like the
> spring that holds the hinge in place? Any help or suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks, JJ Dahl, 1977 TR7, 2nd owner with 60K original miles
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