Al:
Thanks for the advice. That sounds like the same problem, just a little
bit different slant. Can the motor be fixed by taking it apart and
replacing the stripped parts or should I just trash the whole motor and
get a new or reman. one and replace it all together? Thanks, JJ
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Al Brenden wrote:
>
> 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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