Date:         Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:37:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Frank Lee <techedteacher@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Frank Lee <techedteacher@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bumper and Door Mirror recommendations
Comments: To: Ed McLean <email99@bellsouth.net>
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Thank you Ed. I've done this with mixed results.
It this point, daily drive, I'd like a bigger mirror.

Hoping to hear user experience on plate bumpers from
Westy    and/or    Van Cafe.
Any up or down vote is welcome.

I'm likely to order tomorrow.

Frank
Yellow Sub
82' camper diesel 1.6 na
"....IT IS Floored!"


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Ed McLean <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> You may have already tried this.
>
> You can fix the mirror supports pretty easily.  There is a spring that
> provides the ball joint tension.  Corrosion freezes the part (ball thingie)
> the spring pushes so the tension can no longer respond when the mirror
> moves.  Consequently the tension is either excessive or to little.  It can
> easily be accessed if you remove the two screw head bolts (the nuts are
> welded to the door frame so they won't be lost) and remove the mirror from
> the door.  Soak the nut and spring inside the mirror mount with penetrating
> oil and when you can get it apart, soak the sliding ball piece with oil
> until you can get that apart.  Clean the corrosion up on everything so the
> ball will slide easily on the stud and reassemble with enough pre-load
> tension on the spring to hold the mirror.  It should be adjustable and stay
> in place now.  If it doesn't, remove and tighten the nut to increase the
> pre-load and try again.
>
> Of course, if you can't get the ball thing off the stud or if the stud
> twists off it is pretty much toast.  This is entirely possible.  You should
> be able to find replacement mirrors in someone's junk pile.
>
> Good luck,
> Ed
>