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GregS
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:58 pm    Post subject: Driver's headlight grounding Reply with quote

Now that I have the passenger side headlight grounding squared away. Could some one help me with the driver's side. Below is a picture of my light before restoration, but I didn't know any better to get a better picture of what I actually needed and I have long since forgot how it came apart.

Does the light ground to the clamp pointed out in the picture?

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

same place as passenger side, about 90 degrees above your arrow
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Ken,

In fact in my photo, I can see a rust head the screw just behind the wires now that you pointed it out.

Great!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's very clear in both the TM 9-8012 photos that the ground wires both go to the perimeter screws for the light bucket. I've pulled them off of lots of light buckets. Some had the screw installed from the front of the buckt then the ground wire went on the back over the tail of the screw and then a nut was added to the tail of the screw.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, I looked at the manuals. I couldn't find anything........... Confused
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice photos Wes!


I know that took some time to dig up.

I hope that helps you out Greg! Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wasn't too awful bad. They're hi res scans from the TM. What really surprised me was there weren't any I could use from the old TM 9-804 which is usually a source for very good photos. It's ashame I couldn't get the a scan with the detail of the screw and terminal end. I have found them both ways. Either with one of the same size screws installed backwards to ground it and some with a slightly longer screw screwed in from the front then the terminal end and a nut with start washer installed from the rear side. It makes more sense to me that with the bucket installed with a gasket the only way to insure a really good ground between the bucket and the grill is to get good mechanica
connection to both metal parts. By using a longer screw with a star washer from the front you get a good bond with the bucket then by using a star washer and nut on the back you get a good bond with the grill.l
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for your time Wes with the photos.

What threw me is that all the photos show the wires, but none actually show the connection.

Greg
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