I found this a while back in the junk yard, It takes power but the motor does not even give it a full turn. Not familiar with these, it is my first and oldest light. Any help is appreciated.
I dont see any area to get into. It all looks sealed. is that normal?These are pretty basic (and cheap made). You might open up the gear box on the side opposite the motor and see what's in there. May be old dried grease binding it down. cleaning and lube might be all it needs.
there are 2 flathead screws holding a black plastic cap as you can see in these pics but there is no way to reach the screws and if i could, the cap has no clearance to come off. It looks like I need to remove the light section but I dont see any screws just rivets. Not sure how to proceed.Where does the motor mount? Looks different than mine
Got it removed finally with a bit of force and a lot of WD40. What do you recommend next. I do not see any gears. The piece shown does not seem to want to move. All bulbs survived.Start by removing the bulb assembly. The Nut on top of the lamp assembly should come off. Be aware that the bulbs are under tension, and you'll want to account for it wanting to launch them. Then remove both platters, this should give you access and clearance to the underneath.
That bottom plate is the sealed geartrain/transmission. You'd have to drill out the rivets to access. At least some of the gears in there are probably plastic, and very small. Good luck on the repair, if you choose to enter. You never know, you might luck out.
So the holes on top of the flat rectangular gearbox have screws or are they riveted?
The pictures are not clear, I assume screws, and then you can use a pry tool to open up the gearbox. Be careful and take pictures to document so you know what goes where.