 Outside driver's mirror, How to stop the shakes |
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| Littlebritishcars |
 Mar 28 2013, 09:15 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 16-March 13 From: Fayetteville, TN Member No.: 15,659 Region Association: South East States  |
The driver's side mirror on my 73 has the shakes. The body of the mirror, etc. is tight - it is the mirror glass that is shaking in the unit. Is there a way to fix this? It appears if I removed the outside gasket, the glass will come out so I could glue the back of the mirror to the base but I don't want to do anything until I know for sure. I do not want to mess it up and then have to spend over $200 for a new mirror
Thanks Bob |
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| Steve Snyder |
Mar 28 2013, 10:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Graham, NC Member No.: 9,158 Region Association: South East States |
Bob,
The mirror glass sits in a plastic holder in the mirror body, and is secured with the black plastic gasket you mentioned. The components are shown here: http://www.p914.com/p914_mirrors_side-late_components.htm. You can remove the glass by removing the outside retainer as you suggested. If your glass is shaking, you are probably missing the interior plastic part that holds it (or that piece is damaged or the glass is not properly fitted). Hope that helps. |
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| Littlebritishcars |
Mar 28 2013, 11:46 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 16-March 13 From: Fayetteville, TN Member No.: 15,659 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks Steve - that helps a lot. Will break it (no pun intended) apart tonight and see what is needed.
Bob |
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| michael7810 |
Mar 28 2013, 12:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,082 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Bob - please update after you take your's apart. The mirror on my 72 is vibrating on the highway making it impossible to use at night.
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| Littlebritishcars |
Mar 28 2013, 02:11 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 16-March 13 From: Fayetteville, TN Member No.: 15,659 Region Association: South East States |
Will do
Bob |
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 28 2013, 09:30 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,200 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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The plastic retainer tends to be pretty fragile after a few decades in the sun. Be super careful with it!
--DD |
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| rpmmaxxed |
Mar 29 2013, 01:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Oceanside, CA Member No.: 4,140 Region Association: Southern California |
Also, sometimes it is not the contents of the mirror causing the glass to rattle. I had always assumed that is what my problem was, but when I finally went to do something about it, the pivot point that actually attaches to the side of the mirror was simply worn out. I set it to where I need it to be for my driving position, and I used a small ring of Qwik Steel(Similar to JB weld, but easier to work with in this application), and it took care of the issue.
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