ship Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I rebuilt the driver's side 3 years ago. But every once in a great while, when the headlights are called for (either via twilight sentinel or by me manually) the headlight turns on but does not go up. I then have to manually turn the rotator knob until the assembly is in its full upright position. What am I missing? FYI, I've never had this problem with the passenger's side headlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 It's either the little round knobs in the headlight motor or the crank that connects the headlight motor to the arm has rounded out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padgett Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Only if the motor spins but does not go up. If motor does not spin it is an electrical issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship Posted October 27, 2022 Topic Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 I believe its electrical. More often than not it extends without a problem. But every so often.... I'll check electrical connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 It's possible there is a dirty spot on the armature in the motor. If the motor stops where the brushes in the motor are aligned with that spot the motor won't run. The next time it happens, instead of turning the knob to fully open the door, just turn it slightly and then turn the headlights off/on again to see if that will make the door open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship Posted October 27, 2022 Topic Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Ronnie said: It's possible there is a dirty spot on the armature in the motor. If the motor stops where the brushes in the motor are aligned with that spot the motor won't run. The next time it happens, instead of turning the knob to fully open the door, just turn it slightly and then turn the headlights off/on again to see if that will make the door open. I will give that a try over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padgett Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 If a dirty spot when you turn the knob it should take off on its own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Padgett said: If a dirty spot when you turn the knob it should take off on its own. Correct, but only if the headlight module hasn't timed out. It doesn't let the motor just sit there and spin forever. Otherwise bad rollers in a headlight motor would run the battery down in no time trying to close the doors. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship Posted October 30, 2022 Topic Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Reporting in: I tried to duplicate the problem on Saturday (10/29) to no avail. The driver's side headlight mechanism kept operating correctly. I'll check into it further when I take the Reatta out of storage in April 2023. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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