Another Shakey Mirror Fix

[Fergie]

Found the various shakey mirror fixes after I fixed mine...go figure...I need to visit this site more often to keep it in my head!

Typical issue, broken tab, and broken screw hole:

I drilled some very small hole in the tab, and secured some picture frame nails in the holes with super glue:

I then formed some AquaMend around the nails, and let it sit for two days until it was nice and hard. I'll say too, that working with a play-doh like putty is much easier than trying to dick around with JB Weld.

After it set for a few days, I did some drill and dremel work to form the slot and then did a test fit to make sure it worked...it did. For the screw hole, a coated the screw with some oil before I formed the epoxy putty around it...worked like a charm to remove it. When I installed the screw at the end, I used some loctite to keep it in place.

No more wiggles.

This was the passenger side BTW, the driver's side had already been "engineered" by the previous owner.

 

[miked]

nice..

 

[91Cruizer]

I just moved the mirror far to one side corner and stuck some quicksteel where it broke loose and held it for a minnute or so until it set up a little. Has worked for a few weeks.... It will probably break now that I said something.

 

[wakesetter]

for us lazy bastards...any quick link on how to get the mirror off in the first place so that we can fix it?

 

[Fergie]

Remove screw via access hole on underside of mirror. Tilt the top of the mirror all the way in and wiggle the mirror to unseat it from the two tabs shown. Disconnect the wires. Remove cotter pin, carefully pull mirror off of adjuster assembly.

Thanks MikeD.

 

[wakesetter]

sweet...thanks for supporting my laziness

I have been putting this fix off forever. Now I have no excuse