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Old 11-11-2010   #1
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I meant to say the Bushings first and then the gears.

What I am saying is that in the 12 years I have owned various Corvettes (mostly C4's and 1 C5) It is 90% of the time the bushings, 10% the gears and never the actual motor itself. As a matter of fact, all the C4 bushings have been replaced in my C4's probably done it 6 times or 3 full cars.
One time it was a gear too!

Your experiences might be different but my friend and mechanic said he has maybe replaced one motor in his life.

So crack it open and I think you will find a problem with the bushings, gears or possibly both but most likely not the motor itself.

The motor is pretty heavy duty.
That is good news to hear about the motors as the gears and bushings are cheap and easy to replace. At least my gears were good and no issues. So how long can I expect to go with new bushing until needed them again? I know it depends on usage, but do you have an idea on an average?

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Old 11-11-2010   #2
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[QUOTE=HAWAIIZR-1;101450]That is good news to hear about the motors as the gears and bushings are cheap and easy to replace. At least my gears were good and no issues. So how long can I expect to go with new bushing until needed them again? I know it depends on usage, but do you have an idea on an average?

I don't think you will be doing them anytime soon.

I'd say easily 3-5 years but it depends on how often you use your headlights etc.

I've seen some go 100,000 miles.

Personally, I think it depends on wear and age of plastic etc rather then mileage because we all do mileage different.
Given 12,000 miles a year, many tend to go in the 50-100k range which is about 4-8 years.

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That is good news to hear about the motors as the gears and bushings are cheap and easy to replace. At least my gears were good and no issues. So how long can I expect to go with new bushing until needed them again? I know it depends on usage, but do you have an idea on an average?

I don't think you will be doing them anytime soon.

I'd say easily 3-5 years but it depends on how often you use your headlights etc.

I've seen some go 100,000 miles.

Personally, I think it depends on wear and age of plastic etc rather then mileage because we all do mileage different.
Given 12,000 miles a year, many tend to go in the 50-100k range which is about 4-8 years.
Okay, thanks. I ended up just buying these from Ebay and I know it would have been easy to just go to hardware like Lowe's or Home Depot to get the material and cut to make, but easier for me to just have in my mailbox.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...item255a5e9bf6
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Old 11-11-2010   #4
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the bushing in mine are solid nylon now and the gear is brass. I used a kit from mid america and it works great. you may have to sand down the bushing but I just pressed mine in. I wonder how long they will last because they are really tight, but all they do is center the shaft. Nothing inside the gear actually spins.
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you'll be good for quite some time! I ordered my bushing from Mid America as well. Tight fit!!
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