On a '69 GS 400 convertible, rearview mirror is showing its age by not being able to stay...well, you know. Flopping all over the place. There doesn't seem to be a mechanism to tighten the ball/socket joint at the rear, anybody come up with a fix? What's the opposite of WD-40? Thanks,
I read somewhere that thread locker was recommended. Has anyone tried that? I am planning to try it with a similarly afflicted side mirror.
Thanks, all - I'll try the threadlocker first and see if that doesn't work. I was also thinking of some kind of shim, but there's really not enough room to work anything in there. I'm trying not to go the super-glue route, that'll be the last shot. I can, however, tell you that a lot of cussing had no success at all. If none of that works, maybe I'll pull the original mirror and add one of those fancy ones from a new car, with compass, dual map lights, etc.
I had the same issue. As I grabbed my flat head again, I guess I was a little frustrated and snapped the whole mount off ou:. So when I saw the additional space in front of me I decided to follow the first rule of Italian driving. [video]https://youtu.be/AjGXn249Fc0[/video] Problem solved:TU:
inside rearview ? cant you just snug down the screw ? mine works loose every few months but the car shakes a bit at idle
I think he means the ball and socket on the mirror itself. The good news is that there are really nice repro 12" interior rear view mirrors out there that have nice new non delaminated glass in them!
Make sure the little metal insert is in there. Often missing. Try a new screw as well. Sometimes the threads just get worn in the arm and screw.
What are we talking about here? The interior rear view mirror, or an exterior non remote mirror mounted on the door? The interior mirror has a screw you can tighten for the pivot, and the ball up top where it mounts to the roof can be tightened easily. The OP must be talking about a door mirror. That is a much bigger problem.
My "floppy" Centurion's mirror looks similar to this one (I think it's mounted to the frame instead of glued to the window), where is the screw to tighten up? Like I've mentioned, I've applied gum for a while and now currently some non-hardening RTV to add friction.
I was speaking of the ball and socket joint behind the body of the mirror itself being loose. On mine, it's all rivets, I didn't see anyplace to adjust.
Oy gevalt.....On the back of the inside rear view mirror there is a ball and socket. The ball and socket faces the glass
Probably inside the mirror, but you'd have to take the glass out to do anything. I doubt there are screws anyway. I bet dollars to donuts that its similarly put together like a center cap- pressed together so that you would have to drill the studs and thread them for screws (if you can). Even taking the glass out is tricky For the money, he's better off buying a repro mirror from CARS in NJ.
I thought it was the ball between the mirror and the mount. I have a similar problem with my mirror coming loose due to vibration. I just retighten it. Blue thread locker will probably work.
Maybe I am remembering this wrong, I haven't looked at it in quite some time, but I seem to remember the top of the mirror arm having the ball, and there is a plate with some screws or bolts that tighten that ball. The mirror mounts to the arm with a screw for the pivot up or down. That screw gets loose on me. If it is the inside mirror, I say get the repro and be done with it.
Out of ALL these replies the question on weather it's an inside or an outside door rear view mirror hasn't been answered yet.
