Rob/anyone that's taken apart roof mounted spotlight

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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote:
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> Thanks Rob, I'll take that little motor out and now I know that the gears are
under there, I should be good. Thanks again for your help.
> Steve
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote:
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> > Steve not sure I'm the Rob you're think of but I have taken my spot light
> > apart partially. Mine didn't work (no rotation) I removed the top half and
> > pulled the little motor with nylon gears out. I carefully opened it up and
> > found it was the little motor which was frozen. I WD 40 the motor, lubed it
> > and put some new grease in the gears. It works now. The rubber seal between
> > the two halves had failed allowing moisture it so since a new seal was
> > probably not available I goopuckied the halves together with some black
> > butyl as a seal. I don't see any moisture on the inside of the lens so I
> > guess that's holding. Used the spot light last night so still working after
> > this repair 3 years ago.
> >
> > 2009/11/2 Steve
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> > > Took the top half apart to check roof mounted spotlight problems, but
> > > attempted to get to gearing in lower half and had no luck (screwheads spun
> > > freely. Do I actually have to get at this thing from inside the coach? It
> > > apears that I'd have to take apart a good portion of the roof headliner to
> > > do it.......any suggestions? Again, thanks in advance for valued input.
> > > Steve
> > > '95 42WBDA
> > > Phx, AZ
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> > --
> > Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
> >
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OK, it seems the original problem got fixed from the outside which still leaves
the question of how to remove the headliner from the inside. I'm a newbie
looking at used units. It looks to me like there may have been leaks since
corrected, but the weight of wet insulation obeyed Newton's laws. How and where
are the headliner panels attached? How easily can they be interchanged with
various Wanderlodge vintages and models? Are they all the same color or
different shades of white that I wouldn't see until they are side-by-side?