[928uk] Headlight motor issue

[Sharkmaster]

Hi, it's years since I delved into mine, so testing the memory. It could be
mechanical, but I seem to remember (unless I am mixing up with the rear
wiper motor) that the motor housing contains a conductive tracking & wiper
contacts (as in they slide across the conductors) that are involved with
stopping& allowing re-start of the motor at each part of it's cycle. It
could also be that it needs a strip down & clean up in there...

On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 at 11:48, Tim Cooper via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
wrote:

> Mine gets a bit sticky at times, I sprayed the linkage and put a fresh
> cover on the motor which seems to have helped.
>
> I make sure I use it every month just to clear any corrosion.
>
> Tim 92gts
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Breton via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> To: 928 Org <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
> Sent: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 11:42
> Subject: [928uk] Headlight motor issue
>
> Hi All
>
> When last out at night when I tried to turn on the headlights the motor
> did not operate for a while but worked after a while with repeat switching.
>
> So I looked at it the next day and it failed to operate at all. I found
> that the headlights were on in the down position which is fine for aircraft
> spotting but little use for driving.
> I gave the manual operating knob a nudge and it worked and has worked
> since.
> I have operated the hand drive up and down a few times and lubricated the
> linkages and it still all works.
>
> Does the collective have experience of this ? Any thoughts re the cause ?
> Is there any recommended maintenance to the actual motor  ?
>
> Many thanks Mark 1984 S2 Manual
>
> --
> Regards
> Mark Breton
> +44(0)7962 059710
>
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