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| tomrev |
 May 17 2014, 05:15 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 25-February 14 From: N. Mich. Member No.: 17,037 Region Association: None  |
I am trying to flip a driver's side early door mirror to use on pass. side. The glass is out, both base, and inside nut's are off, with spring's, but it will not rotate, or budge. If I try any harder, I will bend up a nice mirror. Is it frozen in position, or are there secrets to flipping these guy's?
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| dangrouche |
May 17 2014, 05:44 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
you have to use PB BLaster at the joints and let soak in. the base is easy to get to, the mirror itself is more difficult because the glass is in the way. you you need to let gravity and capillary action do its job. there are mirror and rectangular gasket kits available to re-glass it. soaking it usually does the trick.
as you should be aware, the passenger door should have a plate welded on the inside of the door, for mounting that mirror. just reminding you so that you don't drill needless holes on the doorskin |
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| tomrev |
May 17 2014, 08:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 25-February 14 From: N. Mich. Member No.: 17,037 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(dangrouche @ May 17 2014, 03:44 PM)  you have to use PB BLaster at the joints and let soak in. the base is easy to get to, the mirror itself is more difficult because the glass is in the way. you you need to let gravity and capillary action do its job. there are mirror and rectangular gasket kits available to re-glass it. soaking it usually does the trick Thanks, the glass was out, and I had doused it with PB. Guess I need to let it age a little. |
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| boxstr |
May 17 2014, 09:18 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Use a small hammer, ou can tap on the base to help loosen the mirror body to separate.
Craig at CAMP |
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| mepstein |
May 17 2014, 09:42 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,272 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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start working it back and forth and it will free up. If you could use some soft jaws or similar to hold each end it will quickly break free when you twist.
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| tomrev |
May 18 2014, 11:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 25-February 14 From: N. Mich. Member No.: 17,037 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(mepstein @ May 17 2014, 07:42 PM) start working it back and forth and it will free up. If you could use some soft jaws or similar to hold each end it will quickly break free when you twist. Thank you all; she is apart. Good to know what you can lean on, and where to be gentle. |
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| OK914 |
May 18 2014, 06:47 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 17-April 12 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 14,391 Region Association: None |
Thank you for posting this. I was looking for a new mirror after replacing the glass in mine. The base was still frozen. I soaked it in penetrating oil for several hours and with minimal effort it came apart. I coated the parts with a light coat of marine grease, reassembled, and now it works like it is brand new.
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