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    '97 Firebird.

    Generally, I prefer to raise the headlights manually and reach my skinny arms under them down to the turn signal lights to change the bulbs rather than remove the air dam and go from underneath. This time however, I over-tightened the manual raise/lower knob thingy when I was lowering them again. It kinda gave way with a little pop. I can retighten it, but eventually it gives way again with a little pop. The headlight still pops up and down using the lights switch, but on lowering, the motor keeps spinning for several seconds even after the light is down. Doesn't seem to hurt anything, but it's certainly loud and embarrassing. Any ideas on what I actually broke?

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    Re: Headlight motor....stripped?

    one or 2 teeth stripped.
    mark position of the gear shaft that e arm attached
    detach the arm,turn the shaft manually 180 degrees
    replace arm.

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      Re: Headlight motor....stripped?

      V6 is right - the symptoms you describe are the classic sounds of a stripped out gear - very common. There are numerous threads here on fixing it - you can also buy a metal gear to replace the nylon gear.
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