Wing mirrors again!
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Hi,
This topic has been done to death but I'm still a little confused.
Had my driver side mirror knocked off, the die-cast stem had snapped. I've managed to get hold of a replacement from a scrap yard.
Anyway, I'm having trouble getting the old one off. The grub screw which seems to be important for removel appears to entirely inaccessible, am I missing something?
I've ordered a copy of the bible, but its going to be a while before it arrives.
Cheers
This topic has been done to death but I'm still a little confused.
Had my driver side mirror knocked off, the die-cast stem had snapped. I've managed to get hold of a replacement from a scrap yard.
Anyway, I'm having trouble getting the old one off. The grub screw which seems to be important for removel appears to entirely inaccessible, am I missing something?
I've ordered a copy of the bible, but its going to be a while before it arrives.
Cheers
Where the stem is attached to the threaded boss (which is mounted on the door), unscrew the whole unit (IIRC anti-clockwise) to enable the removal of the boss. The grub screw is now accessible for you to undo and remove the old stem. To refit, put the new stem back on to the threaded boss. The grub screw fixes the position for the mirror on a cam which adjusts the angle of the mirror.
Anyone got any close-up detailed piccies of this assembly, in particular the location of the grub screw.
Mine's a V8S but has the same mirror. Maybe I'm being dense, but I cannot even see this screw. Previous owner has left me a cut-off allen key for the job, so it must be there somewhere!
Mine's a V8S but has the same mirror. Maybe I'm being dense, but I cannot even see this screw. Previous owner has left me a cut-off allen key for the job, so it must be there somewhere!
Aaaarghh!
What started as a simple job (remove mirror backs for repainting) has turned into a nightmare.
I now have one broken mirror glass, and I have torn the mirror housing away from the tripod. Too much gym time I guess.
I got a little frustrated trying to unscrew the mirror after about 500 turns. It got slacker, but never came out. Having ripped off the housing I now see why - the tripod is rotating freely but the boss is still firmly screwed in.
Anyone any ideas how to now remove the remnants?
What a cock-eyed design.
Oh - pstruck - the grub screw on mine is totally and completely inaccessible. It locates the mount "tripod" onto the central boss, and is parallel with the plane of the door skin. There is about 4/5 mm clearance between the door skin and the head of the grub screw, and you would be looking at a cross section of the grub screw unless you have managed to undo the central boss and removed the whole assembly - if you could see it at all.
Confused? Try this. Make a balled fist with your right hand. This is the boss. Make a "crane grabber" with your left and encircle your balled fist. This is the tripod assembly. The back of your hand is where the mirror would be attached. Now screw a screw through one of your fingernails into your fist. Thats the grub screw.
Best if you just imagine that last part by the way!
>> Edited by victormeldrew on Friday 2nd April 22:56
What started as a simple job (remove mirror backs for repainting) has turned into a nightmare.
I now have one broken mirror glass, and I have torn the mirror housing away from the tripod. Too much gym time I guess.
I got a little frustrated trying to unscrew the mirror after about 500 turns. It got slacker, but never came out. Having ripped off the housing I now see why - the tripod is rotating freely but the boss is still firmly screwed in.
Anyone any ideas how to now remove the remnants?
What a cock-eyed design.
Oh - pstruck - the grub screw on mine is totally and completely inaccessible. It locates the mount "tripod" onto the central boss, and is parallel with the plane of the door skin. There is about 4/5 mm clearance between the door skin and the head of the grub screw, and you would be looking at a cross section of the grub screw unless you have managed to undo the central boss and removed the whole assembly - if you could see it at all.
Confused? Try this. Make a balled fist with your right hand. This is the boss. Make a "crane grabber" with your left and encircle your balled fist. This is the tripod assembly. The back of your hand is where the mirror would be attached. Now screw a screw through one of your fingernails into your fist. Thats the grub screw.
Best if you just imagine that last part by the way!
>> Edited by victormeldrew on Friday 2nd April 22:56
victormeldrew said:
Confused? Try this. Make a balled fist with your right hand. This is the boss. Make a "crane grabber" with your left and encircle your balled fist. This is the tripod assembly. The back of your hand is where the mirror would be attached. Now screw a screw through one of your fingernails into your fist. Thats the grub screw.
A very good analogy! The mirror on mine was accidentally broken in the attempt to try and remove it
But I know who to call upon next time for a replacement OH 
For anyone in the same unfortunate situation as me, where the tripod is spinning on the boss due to the grub screw being too slack, here is a possible solution. Warning - its ugly!
You should be able to pull the black plastic shroud up enough to see the central boss. The solution is simply to screw two or three self tapping screws - fairly large ones - into the gap between boss and tripod. The gap is about 4mm, but varies depending on how slack the grub screw is. This gave me enough leverage to get the boss moving along - after the initial resistance it came out a treat.
You should be able to pull the black plastic shroud up enough to see the central boss. The solution is simply to screw two or three self tapping screws - fairly large ones - into the gap between boss and tripod. The gap is about 4mm, but varies depending on how slack the grub screw is. This gave me enough leverage to get the boss moving along - after the initial resistance it came out a treat.
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