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1982 Type 2 T3 (aka T25) Floppy Door Mirror Problem
Posted: 19 May 2007, 13:13
by phade
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know how to tighten up the "ball joint" part of a door mirror (in the case it's my passenger's side mirror)? My one gets blown towards the door whilat driving.
Thankyou eveyrone for you help in advance.
Posted: 19 May 2007, 13:19
by Ruby
If you take it off the door you should see a nut with a spring behind it, tighten this up and that should stop it. Careful when removing the two screws that hold it to the door, one of the nuts was free on mine and it dropped into the bottom of the door.
Apparently they still fold in over 100MPH, still waiting for a 60MPH wind to test this theory.
Posted: 19 May 2007, 15:52
by andygti39
check for the nut being rusty, cause i tried to tighten mine up and the bolt sheared meaning a new mirror
Posted: 19 May 2007, 16:02
by Ruby
andygti39 wrote:check for the nut being rusty, cause i tried to tighten mine up and the bolt sheared meaning a new mirror
Tis a good point, a bit of Plus Gas or WD40 works wonders, give it time to work tho.
Be careful with WD40, it claims to be maintenance in a tin, tried it once but I still had to do the plugs and points meself
Posted: 19 May 2007, 20:36
by lhd
Usually when that happens its because the plastic has split and the more you tighten it the more it splits......
you might be lucky though.
Rob.
Posted: 19 May 2007, 22:22
by "WEAZLECHIN"
dont panic, theyre only a fiver from the shows if all else fails....
Posted: 20 May 2007, 20:39
by phade
Hi everyone,
I have now made my passenger door mirror far less floppy now (in fact it's now tighter than the driver's side one), but I haven't been out for a test drive yet. I'll let you all know how it went.
Thankyou everyone for all of your help and suggestions
