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I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 70 XR7 AND HEADLIGHT COVERS STAYED OPEN ALL THE TIME. I CHECKED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THERE IS A MESS OF HISSING AT THE SWITCH.( ISUPPOSE A LEAK IN THE SWITCH.)SO I HOOK THE WHITE VACCUUM HOSE DIRECTLY TO THE YELLOW HOSE VIA VACCUM TUBE SPLICE AND VOILA , THE COVERS CLOSED WITH VACCUM BUILDUP. BUT NOW I HEAR A HISS AROUND THE RUBBER BELLOWS ON TOP OF THE VACUUM MOTOR. AND A MINUTE OR TWO LATER THE COVERS MIGRATE BACK UP. I TAKE IT THAT THE VACUUM IS NOW NOT HOLDING IN THE VAC MOTOR DUE TO OLD RUBBER BELLOWS.
MY QUESTION IS DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN JUST REPLACE THAT BELLOWS PART TO SEAL THE LEAK OR DOES THE WHOLE MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED? IS IT CORRECT THAT THE MOTOR ACTUALLY HOLDS SOME VACUUM TO HOLD THE COVERS DOWN ONCE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THE SEPARATE TANK RESERVOIR HOLDS THE VACCUUM TO RAISE THE COVERS?
THANKS!
MY QUESTION IS DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN JUST REPLACE THAT BELLOWS PART TO SEAL THE LEAK OR DOES THE WHOLE MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED? IS IT CORRECT THAT THE MOTOR ACTUALLY HOLDS SOME VACUUM TO HOLD THE COVERS DOWN ONCE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THE SEPARATE TANK RESERVOIR HOLDS THE VACCUUM TO RAISE THE COVERS?
THANKS!