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Old 01-16-2004, 10:55 PM   #2
Tailwheel
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Re: Help, how to remove headlight 96 F350

I spent 5 hours and got the first one off. The second took about an hour. The "headlight door" is the headlight trim ring, the parking light and the turn signal. There are two 11mm nuts that are in blind locations. I removed the batteries for clearance and ended up having to repair the battery trays. One thing leads to another... Both had corrosion failed bolts and were able to move slightly. With the batteries the nuts can be touched but not seen and with a magnetic insert in a deep 11mm 1/4in drive they came out without a hitch. If the outboard one was to drop out of the socket it would be a nasty job to find. They are captive washer nuts so not easy to go get. The headlight has three twist lock plastic bolt holders and they came off the old lens by grinding the retaining lip off the lens in six places. All the old bolts were reusable. There are two clips that hold the top two lens adjusting bolts to the frame. These clips came off with a very stout pull and small long jaw Vise-Grips. I spent a lot of time trying to be gentle but in the end had to heave-ho. The "headlight door" assembly has to come off if you need to change a turn signal bulb. Nice design. I could do both now in less than an hour. If my arms were skinnier I could leave the batteries in and it would be a 30 minute job. I can't remove a battery without cleaning the cables.
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