LEFT: Looking into the headlight housing towards the location of the headlight motor, you will see a retaining nut. Lubricate it with WD-40 before removing it with a 1/4-inch ratchet with a long extension and 13mm deep well socket.
BELOW LEFT: Locate the metal wire retaining clip located in the corner of the headlight frame. You need to carefully remove the clip so that it does not go shooting off somewhere in your garage. To remove it, gently pry up on the small prongs and the clip will slide off. Once the clip is off, remove the headlight motor wires from the headlight frame.
headlight
assembly, the nylon gears eventually strip where they come in contact with
the metal worm gear. Chevrolet recognized this problem and redesigned the
motor for the 1988 Corvette.
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Products has come up with a solution to this common problem with their
new bronze headlight gears. The replacement procedure is not very difficult
and can be done in about 45 minutes