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Step by step details........... Posted by K-Saab [Email]  (#1142) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from K-Saab) on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:16:32
In Reply to: Re: Mirrors got the jello shakes in my 88..., aalto, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:19:35 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
A little piece of rubber or tape between the base & mirror is the easy fix, however if you have to dig in here's how it's done as I did it last night on the kitchen table & shop.
1. With a small finish nail drive out the center part of the plastic rivet that holds the black trim piece inside the door.
2. Use a small torks driver to remove the two screws fastening the mirror to the door.
3. Gently work the mirror loose from the door & disconnect the round wiring connection. The mirror is now off the car.
4. In a well lit area, turn the mirror up side down and look through the small hole in the botton. There is a rubber boot the needs to be pushed aside.
5. With a small flat blade screw driver find a grey rubber ring that has a few groves in it. You will need to pry the ring in the direction of the lengthwise miror. Like adjusting the brakes on an old Volkswagen.
6. The mirror has a ring on it that holds it to the electric motor bracket. The mirror glass will come off.
7. Drill the four large rivet heads off the mirror body.
8. Remove the four screws that hold electric motor.
9. Remove the entire electric motor assembly from mirror. The motor assembly is marked "top"
10. Note the two rubber grommets that support the wiring harness through the base. The plastic wiring connector is a bit difficult to snake through the body of the mirror. The wiring harness goes underneath the T- bracket that you will be straightening.
11. With a small finish nail remove the pin that holds the T- bracket to the base. The mirror is now completely disassembled.
12. Go to your vise and carefully bend the pot metal T- bracket so the two arms are straighter. You do not need to bend them very much to obtain your desired results. Pot metal is brittle be very careful.
When reassembling, you do not need to drill a pilot hole for the screws that will replace the rivets that you drilled out.
13. Don't forget to put the wiring harness under the T- bracket.
14. The elbow grommet needs to be in the exact same position on the wiring harness as it was before.
This job took one hour. It is fairly tedious and best done in a well lit work area.
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