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Date:         Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:40:34 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      repairing busted off power mirrors....
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the other day i was transporting a vanagon door with the power mirror still attached.. i had it folded back against the door, but there was some weight on it.. and during transport, i went over a bump..and the mirror snapped off. it was a passengers side, no less! grr.. from now on i will remove the power mirrors before i remove the door!!

so many good power mirrors go to waste because of the sh*tty pot metal shaft that snaps off in the neck.. its a bad design.. the pivoting neck of the power mirror has a pot metal threaded tube that screws into the base, that the wires pass thru and it pivots on. its also spring loaded, so that adds to the stress on this thin pot metal shaft/tube.

has anyone sucessfully repaired the broken off potmetal shaft where it goes into the power mirror housing? i have devised a fix.. am thinking of using threaded brass piping.. the same diameter as the stock potmetal tube/shaft..and then drilling out the broken off part in the mirror housing, threading it, and then running the brass pipe in there.. and it will be stronger than the original potmetal..and be able to use the original tightening nut and spring in the base, and still allow the wires to pass thru..

so dont pitch those busted power mirrors!! they are fixable..

chris


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