Outside Mirror Shake
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Outside Mirror Shake
Recently, the driver side outside mirror started shaking (like, when on a bumpy road). The mirror itself in tight in the housing, but the housing is shaking on its pivot. You know, the shaft that it is designed to rotate on such as when tucking it in when in a tight parking space.
I think someone must have clocked it in a parking lot.
The shaking is really bothering my visual sense of serenity.
Anyone have any experience with fixing this?
TIA,
extascer
I think someone must have clocked it in a parking lot.
The shaking is really bothering my visual sense of serenity.
Anyone have any experience with fixing this?
TIA,
extascer
Yes, it sounds like something has broken in there. Unfortunately, these are not designed to be repaired (I don't think the parts are even available separately - only the entire mirror assembly - $$$). If I recall correctly, you access the mirror mounting screws from inside front of the the door (open the door and it's at the inside front) - a triangular black plastic panel that pops out. Only thing I don't know is if the wiring connector is actually in the door, requiring the door panel to be removed to unplug it.
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I just changed some o-rings on my hose reel, and the old ones (I think the wall thickness is 5/32) were just sitting on the shelf in my garage, when it occurred to me that I might solve my problem with them. So I snipped one, then I rotated the driver side outside mirror fully in (toward the door handle). This lifts up the mirror housing on the shaft (sorta like a screw, I guess), creating a bit of a gap. I stretched the open o-ring between my fingers and slipped it into the gap. Then I rotated the mirror back to the normal position. There is a little bit hanging out on each side that will need to be trimmed. Viola! Shake gone.
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