so just swapping in replacement gears would fix that?

honestly, I inspected the gears in that motor very carefully and didn't see the the slightest issue with them. given the hardness of the metal gears, would the issue not more likely be that the housing they are sitting in is worn away or something and the gears are not held in as firmly as they once were? but I don't want to get ahead of ourselves either. the bigger question might be to ask why does the motor continue to turn once it has reached the mechanical stop and received a signal from the microswitch?

one thing I did notice yesterday which may or may not be related. when my mirrors come in, the driver side gets to there first. it folds in just a few milliseconds faster than the passenger side. I am wondering if there is some kind of synchronization issue.

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