Hi Jack. I found that the adjustment wasn't working anymore on my Dside mirror. I got this from Malcolm S. a while back:
>the reason that tightening the adjustment bold did not tighten the swival is >that the dome shaped washer (that you see when you remove the nut nad spring) is >rusted to the bolt shaft. Soak the mechanism in penetrating oil for a day or 2 and then >use some pliers or sand paper and clean the base of the bolt then use a rubber hammer >to force the swival base dome shaped washer down over the bolt. Clean it all up and >grease the bolt and re-assemble. I just did it and my mirrors now work perfectly. I haven't tried it (too much else to do!) but I'm sure it would help. Cheers,
Neil..
On 4/15/07, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 4/15/07 9:00:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > jack007@COMCAST.NET writes: > > > > Sure the easy fix is to drive slower, or try to tighten the bolt / spring > > even more (I think I've got it as tight as I can get it), but I wondered if > > any of you have a better solution. > > > > > > > > > > loctite or install some power mirrors. (i have some FS) > > chris > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. |
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