Odd Sound from Right Headlight Assembly

[porschegonzo]

I tried to post this question and video with my last post but yahoo was taking to long to process the second video. any idea what this is. its coming from the right headlight only and only when it is lowered

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNIIJmW-po

[91 bird]

the left one looks like worn bushings at the motor or lower link. the right one w/the noise sounds like the gear inside is striped. i have been told you can take the gear out and rotate it 180 deg. and the problem will be fixed. i tried that only to find out my gear had shattered. could try a salvage yard for parts as those parts are costly. i like the videos, they are better at diagnostics. one persons tap is another persons knock.

[rsteele34]

mine did the same thing
it will go out in the up position eventualy
u need to change the motor
about $74 with exchange at autozone
u will cuss abit while u work on it

[importeater38]

if you plan on keeping the car for any significant length of time i would buy replacement aluminum gears instead of replacing the whole motor. http://rodneydickman.com/n113.html this link takes you to a guy who sells a nice kit with detailed instructions. Fix it once with these parts and you will never have to touch it again. I actually bought a few of these kits in anticipation of my headlights failing. Havent had to install yet though.

[Ralph123]

Here's the fix for this problem. I did this a few years back and the problem hasn't come back and it didn't cost me anything except my time.

http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headl....htm#FreeGuide