Change Headlight
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Change Headlight
Are there any problems I should look out for while changing head light in my 1981?
Thanks for any tips and advice. I know I am probably making a deal out of nothing, but better to ask first.
I would appreciate the steps to removing and replacing the light bulb.
Thank-you very much. I am getting older.
Thanks for any tips and advice. I know I am probably making a deal out of nothing, but better to ask first.
I would appreciate the steps to removing and replacing the light bulb.
Thank-you very much. I am getting older.
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Make sure you loosen the correct screws. Two of them are the adjustment screws, if you mess with them you will throw it out of adjustment. The others are for the retaining ring for the bulb. Those are the ones you need to loosen. Get a flashlight and take a look first.
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You want to mess with the 4 evenly spaced screws in the picture above that are labelled 385324-S
There will be a screw in the top middle, and one on the left middle. These are the adjustment screws. They probably do have springs on them, I can't remember, it's been awhile.
There will be a screw in the top middle, and one on the left middle. These are the adjustment screws. They probably do have springs on them, I can't remember, it's been awhile.
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Only remove the 4 screws on the chrome frame that holds the sealed beam headlamp in place.
These are a B***h to get out and having a screwdriver with a strong magnetic field is helpful if you have fat fingers like me. Recommend pulling into a garage or over a slab because it's easy to drop one of those rather small screws. I have lost a few over the last 34 years.
These are a B***h to get out and having a screwdriver with a strong magnetic field is helpful if you have fat fingers like me. Recommend pulling into a garage or over a slab because it's easy to drop one of those rather small screws. I have lost a few over the last 34 years.
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Only remove the 4 screws on the chrome frame that holds the sealed beam headlamp in place.
These are a B***h to get out and having a screwdriver with a strong magnetic field is helpful if you have fat fingers like me. Recommend pulling into a garage or over a slab because it's easy to drop one of those rather small screws. I have lost a few over the last 34 years.
These are a B***h to get out and having a screwdriver with a strong magnetic field is helpful if you have fat fingers like me. Recommend pulling into a garage or over a slab because it's easy to drop one of those rather small screws. I have lost a few over the last 34 years.
Lastly, I leave the top right screw in till last. That way regardless of what tools you have available to make the swap that last screw can be retained by the chrome frame. As you back out the screw hold the frame in your left hand and pull it out with the screw in it. I've rarely dropped the last screw if ever using that trick.
If you are left handed maybe leave the top left till last?
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