--- BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > << Since no one responded to my previous post.... >> > > Perhaps the reason people aren't responding is > because it hasn't been that > long since your first inquiry. I know, sorry for the fast repetition rate, but it's simply dangerious driving without a proper driver's side mirror (although I have another two in the center and passenger side). It keeps moving... >Some folks only read > their mail once a week. Wow, if I don't read my vanagon mail alamost daily the account overflows...;-) > Also the majority do not have power mirrors. Yep, these mirrors are a blessing - and a curse... > And > lastly, your problem is > unusual. I wonder why the nut came lose and what holds it in place. Loctite? > I have power mirrors on two on my vehicles. Neither > have had this problem. My van is 11 years old and this has happened for the first time. May I suggest that you check that your nuts are tight (oops, no pun intented...;-) to avoid finding yourself in the same situation. It's quite easy to do if you remove the bottom plastic cap (the one that hides the third bottom screw).
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