Rebuild of a Fiero Gen 1 headlight motor 5of7

[@yorgle11]

@buddycraigg It's a great series, way easier to follow than written instructions. The importance of the JBWeld was the only thing that threw me, but if I just followed your instructions I would have been fine. :) Post-JBW, mine still Sander-izes if I raise the lights with engine off, but otherwise no problem. The Dickman kit mentioned to put the "flat" side of the bumpers in a particular orientation. Never could figure out what that was about - they're just cylinder shaped best I could tell.

[@yorgle11]

I just want to elaborate on the point he made at 1:40 The rubber bumpers that come with rebuild kits seem like a good idea - I used them myself in spite of this video, not realizing the downside. Learned the hard way they can cause the dreaded "Sanderson effect" that he describes in a later video. The motor needs to hit a sudden stop to trigger the limit switch, and the rubber bumpers mess that up. A weaker motor (like mine) won't have enough momentum to hit the bumpers hard enough.

[@buddycraigg]

I will give you one of the metal gears, but you have to pay for shipping.

[@buddycraigg]

@yorgle11 thanks. maybe I didn't make a big enough point about it.

[@Mowerguy94]

@buddycraigg would you happen to know how to get a 5spd trans to work properly? i replaced my clutch and trow out bearing and its not seating properly onthe clutch fork, could you pm me or make a video response? thanks -zach

[@buddycraigg]

I tired. It didn't work so well for me. Maybe you will have better luck.

[@christjulipds13]

You can use inplix instructions to build it yourself guys.

[@JohnWPB]

Could you not just use a wire brush to clean the teeth on the metal gears? Either a hand one, or a wire wheel on a bench grinder.