Headlights clicking

[dredgeguy]

Turned on the headlights and the right headlight motor kept clicking for about 4 seconds after full rotation and then stopped. Same clicking noise when I closed the lights.
Should I just buy the 3 bushings or go for the full kit, bushings and gear? Get the more expensive bronze gear or plastic?
Thanks for your suggestions

[secondchance]

Turned on the headlights and the right headlight motor kept clicking for about 4 seconds after full rotation and then stopped. Same clicking noise when I closed the lights.
Should I just buy the 3 bushings or go for the full kit, bushings and gear? Get the more expensive bronze gear or plastic?
Thanks for your suggestions

Charlie,

Just get bushings for now. 90% - bushing will cure it.

[Schrade]

I just bought a new nylon gear for my '90 right side.

Before it got in, I opened it up, and found a crack in the gear. I expected to find crumbled Delrins - the 3 little guys INSIDE the nylon gear.

I cleaned it, and turned the nylon gear 180, re-installed, and waited for the new one. It works fine now.

Some GM electric motors do NOT rotate the nylon gear more than 180 - S-vehicle A/C temp control module, for one. And our headlight unit doesn't rotate more than 180 either, so I'm guessing that's why mine is working properly now, with the cracked gear re-installed.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fj_K5D5U2Vc/URFSnSZwzuI/AAAAAAAAA3I/HJvCJs2qsg8/s1280/IMG_5054.JPG

[Schrade]

This is what I found in a '94 that I did the headlight sticky for:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1UWeBE0vl78/UVQ-AWIFo9I/AAAAAAAABHE/UN3oZqb2Eic/s828/4C88A2168A114081B2C5FD0FB29492D0.jpg

and how to get the armature back inside the brushes!!!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kIjRJ6XQ5KM/UVQ-4AGRzUI/AAAAAAAABHQ/PPcLpzVRI00/s828/667D12406F2A4E91BE2A9AB187967997.jpg

I have the rest of the snappics and sequence for breakdown if you need...

[dredgeguy]

Thanks guys, will get the 3 bushings and hope I am in the 90% group!

[GOLDCYLON]

Yep as the others have stated its the bushings