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Date:         Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:43:18 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ERIC ZENO <emz@viper.nauticom.net>
Subject:      Re: Migrating Mirrors - help!!

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 ThatVWGuy@aol.com wrote:

> Volks Folks, > > When we purchased our Vanagon a few months ago noticed how the passenger side > mirror would slowly head south. It keeps its adjustment about the X & Y axis > but loses altitude on the Z axis. Every couple hundred miles you have to get > out and pull the mirror back from its drooping position. The drivers side > mirror is another story. On a trip to Colorado we noticed that the mirror > doubles as a 75 mph indicator. When you hit 75mph the mirror folds back > against the door. > > We could live with these annoyances except for the fact that our 75mph > indicator has become a 70mph indicator. I think it is time to do something > before it becomes a 50mph indicator. > > Anyway, if anyone out there has any sugesstions on how to fix these mirrors > -or- if anyone has a pair of Vanagon electric mirrors with all the controls, > please drop me a line and let me know. > > Thanks, > Dan Dan, REad YOur manual. At 75 MPH they are designed to fold back, for high speed driving! Wait to see what happens at 100 MPH! Sorry I thought it was Friday Eric Zeno

Remove 2 base screws, remove 10 mm nut in center, clean grease all parts, reinstall.


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