Charlie, I suspected that you would have this problem. The stud that the spring and nut fit is a press fit into the mirror housing. What happens is that the stud pulls out a bit, and the mirror loosens. After a few rounds of this the stud finally pulls all the way out and the problem becomes evident. My solution was to drill all the way through the housing and insert a bolt. I countersunk the head and it looks like it came from the factory that way. My fix has now lasted longer than the original stud. Both mirrors failed about a year apart in about 1990 for my 1984. I believe others on the list have threaded the hole and replaced the press fit stud with a threaded one. I don't remember anyone trying setting the stud in epoxy, though that might work too. In any case, the fix is a whole lot easier than electric mirrors and is permanent. Mike
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