Date:         Mon, 22 May 2000 11:56:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Floppy side mirror
Comments: To: Donna Cassano <pokeswagon@BLAZENET.NET>
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My 84 did the same thing.  I tightened the mirror a few times and ended up
snapping the bolt!  The new mirror was the same :-(  I ended up taking the
ball and socket joint apart and sanding both surfaces with course
(80) sand paper.  That did it!  Other options I have heard of is gluing
the ball and socket in place... not exactly a versitle option.

Hope this helps.
Cheers
Matthew
is it happy hour yet?


Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Mon, 22 May 2000, Donna Cassano wrote:

> Greetings Volks,
>
> My '84 Westy has a floppy passenger side mirror. I have taken it off and
>
> tightened the nut underneath, which seemed to help a little, but it
> still goes out of adjustment after a few miles. I vaguely remember
> adjusting my '80 with a little allen wrench from the underside of the
> mirror while still attached, but when I stick a wrench up in there it
> doesn't want to catch on anything. Any ideas? Any good used mirrors
> (cheap) out there for sale?
>
> Peace - donna
> '84 Westy (Pepe)
> '80 Westy (Pokey)
>