Headlamp housing height adjustment

Hi Ken,

I think (not 100% sure) that they can be regulated via the connecting rod. There is a nut in the middle of the rod, which I can only imagine can be used exactly for that purpose.

I remember reading somewhere in the Workshop manual that the light assembly was also equipped with a mechanism that allowed it to be regulated horizontally... unfortunately, I don't remember the details.

Anyway, here is a link to the schematics. The rod I am speaking about is #6.

http://www.eurospares.co.uk/userImages/020/Large/020_140.gif

Fer

 

Oh yeah, I thought that was your problem: the light would remain slightly off both while on & off.

But re-reading your post, I now understand that your problem is that when the light is off, it looks flush, but when it is turned on, it doesn't really go all the way up. My apologies.

In that case, could it be something along these lines?

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355-sponsored-bradan/40721-f355-headlight-motor-question.html

 

Typically what happens is the bell crank is installed on the motor shaft in the wrong place. If your headlight goes up then down that is the problem and not the shaft length.

 

Exactly however it may work by adjusting the rod. Hard to explain but depending on the bellcranks position when closed will determine.

 

It cannot work correctly with the bell crank in the wrong position.

 

Does someone have a pic of the bell crank ?
Or a # to reference in the picture.

 

I feel VERY stupid by asking this, but... how do you get the lights to up without having them turned on?

I wanted to do this same thing the other day, and I ended up turning them on, and then switching the battery off with the battery switch.

Yes, horrible method, I know... I'm sure there's a more elegant way to accomplish the same result. Please, enlighten me!

 

Or have it done by someone who knows what they are doing and gives a ****.

 

This may be the only way, as you mentioned.
Maybe someone else can add to the knowledge we currently have.

Thanks for the pic and explanation.

 

This is what I was getting at. Had he left the rod alone and as Rifledriver put it installed belcrank in correct position it would have been ok.

As Rifledriver corrected me and he is right if its in the correct bellcrank position rod adjustment wont work

 

It is actually a safe way to have the lights open so you can work on them and prevent them from "accidentally" closing and taking off part of your finger in the mechanism if the headlight switch is turned off.

I have worked on my headlights in this manner several times and see no fault with the procedure other than using the OEM battery cut off, which some say is a fragile part.

I guess you could pull the plugs from the lights themselves, but then you lose the safety feature.
Alden

 

If I understand you're asking how does one raise and lower the light without the switch being turned on.


There is a knob on the motor twist it in the correct direction and the motor lifts up or retracts down the bucket.

Lots of turning is involved
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Nothing at all fragile about the battery switch and it should be used in that way.

 

Brian is likely used to people saying he is correct but I do not know of any other way to do it safely other than the way Alden and Brian have suggested.