Side Mirrors - What am I doing wrong?
- Velokid1
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Side Mirrors - What am I doing wrong?
With the old mirrors and with new mirrors, I keep having the same problem with them not staying put. My doors need to be shut kind of hard and when I shut them, the mirrors slip.
I tighten the nut, they stay put for a couple days, then slip.
What am I doing wrong?
Do I need washers? Loc-Tite?
Just stripped the threads on another mirror this morning and now I get to shell out another $30 to Bust Depot, which I hate.
Greg
I tighten the nut, they stay put for a couple days, then slip.
What am I doing wrong?
Do I need washers? Loc-Tite?
Just stripped the threads on another mirror this morning and now I get to shell out another $30 to Bust Depot, which I hate.
Greg
- hambone
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Same thing happens to me, I just retighten every 200 days. Must be road vibration/door slamming/smooth chromed threads.
Stop stripping those threads! I suppose you could use some loctite, but what's the fun of that?
Stop stripping those threads! I suppose you could use some loctite, but what's the fun of that?
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Re: Side Mirrors - What am I doing wrong?
You are speaking of where the arms go into the part (bracket? eyelet?)that screws into the door, correct? They were designed as breakaway pedestrian-friendly mirrors. There is a spring underneath just under the nut. The conical profile of the arm is supposed to join the conical profile of the bracket. The spring is supposed to keep a decent sticky tension between the arm and the bracket. . . but wouldn't ya know it? they cast the arms with slightly too small of a diameter or the bracket with slightly too large of an inner diameter. I wrapped the conical part of the arm with a sliver of aluminum tape to shim it secure. Do not overtighten the nut underneath. It likes to strip and even fracture the threaded end of the arm.Velokid1 wrote:With the old mirrors and with new mirrors, I keep having the same problem with them not staying put. My doors need to be shut kind of hard and when I shut them, the mirrors slip.
Colin
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Already stripped two of 'em out! Too late. LOL
Well, damn. I'm actually bummed to find that it's the manufacturer and not me. When it's me, it tends to be an easy fix (like, hey, put down the doobie and spend a couple hours sobering up!)
I'm leaning toward Loctite. It's always been my friend in the past.
Well, damn. I'm actually bummed to find that it's the manufacturer and not me. When it's me, it tends to be an easy fix (like, hey, put down the doobie and spend a couple hours sobering up!)
I'm leaning toward Loctite. It's always been my friend in the past.
- hambone
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Yeah, it's just a plastic washer.
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Someone said that the plasic inserts that come with large packs of CDs and DVDs are perfect for the job. Let me know if you try it.LiveonJG wrote:I remember reading about a NLA bushing that fit between the door and the mirror, it also protected the paint. Sound familiar anyone?
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I've just got a small slice of heater hose between the mirrors and doors, somewhere around 1/16"-1/8" thick. Took a few tries to cut it that thin with the ol' razorblade (and was a PITA), but since I had the piece of hose laying around the garage anyway...
I think it was 3/4"-diameter hose, but might've been 5/8". Been so long I don't remember.
I think it was 3/4"-diameter hose, but might've been 5/8". Been so long I don't remember.
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I just tried the spindle washers that come with CD/DVD cake boxes. Just a hair too small. Wasted 20 minutes trying to make them bigger with some emery cloth (couldn't find my round file). They'll work, just need to be bored-out a bit...Birdibus wrote:Someone said that the plasic inserts that come with large packs of CDs and DVDs are perfect for the job. Let me know if you try it.
edit: 10 seconds with a dremel-style conical grinder, and now they fit like butta! Why do I always look for the hard way to do things first?
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