headlamp actuator adjustment S4
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:22 pm
I have a Failsafe S4 Federal Elan. The vacuum actuator works - but won't for long if I keep letting the spring bend the actuator rod! I have it reassembled it with new metal turnbuckles. I successfully used zip ties to hold the spring compressed while I made the attachments.It is all connected with the center rod bracket extending forward, the spring curl facing forward and the rod-tube ends pointing down - sometimes - as it kind-of shows in the service manual. The turnbuckles are not yet adjusted because the pod connecting tube keeps flipping around and moving side-to-side etc. Is there anything other than the turnbuckles and the spring to locate and position the actuator tube? Did I forget to attach a critical part which would stabilize the tube position? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Dick
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Dick
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