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ELECTRICAL-BODY A CHASSIS CONTENTS OF THIS SECTION Page Lighting System. ................................................................................ 12- 1 Instruments and Gauges. ......................................................................... 12-12 Horns, Directional Signal, and Windshield Wiper and Washer. ........................................ 12-15 Trouble and Remedies. ........................................................................... 12-25 Wiring Diagrams. ............................................................................... 12-28 LIGHTING SYSTEM INDEX Page Page Maintenance and Adjustments. .............. 12- 1 Headlamp Panel Motor.. .................. 12- 8 Headlamp Panel Travel Adjustment.. ....... 12- 1 Removal.. ............................. 12- 8 Stop Light Switch Adjustment.. ............ 12- 2 Installation. ........................... 12- 9 Headlamp Adjustment (T-3 Aimer Method). 12- 2 Lighting Switch Replacement.. ............. 12- 9 T-3 Aimer Calibration. .................... 12- 4 Stop Light Switch Replacement.. ........... 12-10 Headlamp Adjustment Dimmer Switch Replacement.. ............. 12-10 (Aiming Screen Method). ................ 12- 5 Parking Brake Alarm Switch Replacement. .. 12-10 Service Operations. .......................... 12- 7 Parking Lamp Service. .................... 12-10 Sealed Beam Unit Replacement.. ........... 12- 7 Tail, Stop and Directional Signal Lamp Service 12-10 Headlamp Panel Replacement. ............. 12- 7 License Plate Lamp Service. ............... 12-11 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS HEADLAMP PANEL TRAVEL ADJUSTMENT The headlamp panel travel is limited by two adjust- ing screws which are located on the arms of the shaft mounted stop (fig. 1). 1. Raise hood and as a safety precaution install a bolt through the hole in the hood support-secure bolt with a nut. 2. Adjusting screw (A) Figure 1 limits headlamp panel travel in open position-adjust this screw so that mounting face of panel is within 2 degrees of vertical in the fully open position. NOTE: Each headlamp operates independently of the other, therefore individual adiustment is required for each panel. I J 3. Adjusting screw (B) Figure I limits headlamp panel travel in closed position-adjust this screw Fig. 1-Haadlamp Panal Tmvel Adju%tingScrews ELECTRICAL-BODY AND CHASSIS 12-2 so that panel is flush to upper body panel in the reaches the end of free movement. fully closed position. 3. Check pedal position in the fully released position; 4. Lock both screws by tightening lock nut against make sure that pedal rests firmly against rubber stop. stop and that stop light is off. 5. Remove safety bolt as installed in Step 1 and 4. Tighten locknuts to 7-10 ft. lbs. and again check close the hood. operation of stop light switch. STOP LIGHT SWITCH ADJUSTMENT HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT 1. Stop light switch actuation is controlled by the (T-3 HEADLAMPSI brake pedal movement; therefore, make sure brake CAUTION: Before attempting to align head- pedal free movement is in accordance with limits lamps, make sure headlamp panel is ad- as outlined in Section 5. justed properly-refer to "Headlamp Panel 2. Loosen the two locknuts (fig. 2) and move stop Travel Adjustment." light switch forward or backward as required, so that electrical contact is made when brake pedal When aiming headlamps, vehicle should be filled to capacity with gas, oil, and water but no load. Tires should be uniformly inflated to recommended pressure. The T-3 Safety Aimer-Type B (fig. 3), is used for the headlamp aiming description that follows. 1. Drive vehicle onto selected aiming area. Tires should be at recommended pressures, and the vehicle should be unloaded-no extreme load in trunk and no passengers. CONNECTORS Fig. 2-Sloplighl Switch Inslallation Fig. 3-T-3 Safely Aimer-Type B Fig. 4-Aimerr and String inslolled on Hoadlamp Unilr ITypicall CORVETTE SHOP MANUAL ELECTRICAL-BODY AND CHASSIS 12-3 2. Remove headlamp bezel. 3. Mount the T-3 Aimers on either the No. 1 or No. 2 pair of headlamps so that the points of the head- lamps engage the smooth inner ring of the aimers. 4. Secure the aimers to the headlamp units by pressing knob extending out from center of aimer base firmly. Rotate the crossarms to approximately horizontal position and pointing toward center of the car. NOTE: Moisten suction cups slightly to obtain maximum holding force. 5. With both aimers in place on the same pair of headlamp units, knot both ends of the elastic string and fasten, using slots provided, from the left to the right aimer across the top of the hori- zontal crossarms (fig. 4). 6. Rock the car gently to equalize the springs. 7. Rotate both aimers so that the points of the cross- arms just clear the string. Fig. 6-Heodlomp Vertical Adiurtment HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT window of each aimer. If not, loosen knob beneath aimer arm and slide back and forth 8. a. Turn, horizontal aiming screw, fig. 5, on left- until the numeral does appear. hand lamp until the string is positioned over b. Turn headlamp vertical aim screw, fig. 6, on the crossarm centerline. Turn the screw clock- the left-hand unit counterclockwise until the wise in making the final adjustment to take up bubble is at the end of the level toward the play in the headlamp mechanism. T-3 unit. Then turn screw clockwise until the b. Repeat the same operation on the right-hand bubble is centered. lamp to complete the horizontal adjustment of the pair of lamps. c. Repeat this operation on the right-hand head- lamp unit. VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT 10. Recheck the string at the ends of each crossarm for correct setting and the bubble on each aimer 9. a. Numeral "2" should appear in the DOWN for centered position. 11. Remove the aimers by pulling on the suction cup tabs through the openings in the aimers (fig. 7) Fig. 5-Headlamp Horizontd Ad/ugfmenl Fig. 7-Removing Aimer From H~mdl~mp ELECTRICAL-BODY AND CHASSIS 12-4 MEASUREMENTS FOR LOCATING SCREWS Fig. 9-Checking Varticai Calibration VERTICAL CHECK OF AIMER lox10 " \ 1. With the numeral "2" in the DOWN window of the aimer, hold the aimer seating plane against the three screws on the plywood board with the Fig. 8-74 Airnar Checking Fixtura horizontal arm parallel to the floor, Figure 9. If the bubble is centered, the aimer is in calibration. and mount the aimers on the other pair of head- lamp units. Repeat steps 4 through 10. 2. If the aimer is not centered, adjust screw, Figure 12. When both pairs of headlamps have been properly 12, on the bottom of the aimer until the aimer is aimed, remove the safety Aimers and replace the centered. The aimer is now calibrated vertically. headlamp bezel. T-3 AIMER CALIBRATION HORIZONTAL CHECK OF AIMER The factory calibration of the T-3 Aimers may be 1. Rotate the airner so that the horizontal arm points quickly checked by using an easily constructed check- toward the floor (fig. 10). Tie a small weight on ing fixture (fig. 8). Construct such a Mureas follows: the end of a three foot string and connect the op- posite end of the string to the slot in the aimer 1. Fasten a 10 inch square of 3h" plywood to the arm. The string should fall as shown in Figure wall. 10. If it falls outside the tolerance shown, the 2. Install three %" No. 6 pan head wood screws on aimer should be replaced. the wooden board as shown in Figure 8 so that the screw heads are approximately Y4 inch from the board. 3. Set the numeral "2" in the DOWN view window of the aimer. 4. Hold the seating plane of the aimer in contact with the three screws and with the horizontal arm parallel with the floor, Figure 9. The screw heads must be long enough to provide clearance between the flange of the aimer and the board. 5. Adjust the three woodscrews until the bubble in the T-3 Aimer is centered. Leave the wood screws in this position. After the checking fixture has been constructed and ' adjusted as outlined above, the T-3 Aimers may be quickly and easily checked should they ever be dropped or damaged. Fig. 10-Checking Horizontal Cmlibralion ELECTRICAL-BODY AND CHASSIS 12-5 - -- VERTICAL AIMING SCREW VIEW WINDOWS L J Fig. 1 1-Salecling Level Aiming Area HOW TO SELECT A LEVEL AIMING AREA 1. Select area you believe to be level. 2. Remove headlamp bezels and install Aiiers on each headlamp (fig. 4) making sure aiming lugs engage smooth inner ring of the Aimer. To install Aiier, press firmly on the knob extending out from the center of the Aimer base. This forces the suction cup into place on the Sealed Beam unit. Fig. I?-Turning Level Adlusting Srmw la Calibmlo Alrnar 3. Loosen the slider knob beneath the aimer arm and set the numeral "2" in the DOWN view win- TO COMPENSATE FOR UNLEVEL FLOORS dow (fig. 11). Back vex-tical lamp adjuster out on If your floor is not level within the limits specified, each lamp until bubble is outside of black line of the T-3 Aimer can be calibrated to compensate for the vial, then center bubble in between black line of error in the floor. Follow this procedure with both vial by turning clockwise. aimers. 4. After both bubbles are centered, turn the car 1. Drive the car onto the area for which you wish to around end for end, making sure the tires rest in compensate the aimers, and install the aimers in the spots made on the floor before the car was moved. place on the headlamps. 5. If the bubbles are still within the two outside 2. Loosen knob beneath the aimer arm and move the black marks on the vials, the floor is level enough slider until the bubble is centered. to use the Aimer as it comes from the factory. 3. Record the numeral in the view window. (This numeral is to be used only for recalibration.) NOTE: A quick level check can be made by 4.