60 Cad. OS Rearview Mirror

[Geoff Newcombe #4719]

My outside rear view mirror has gotten quite loose and will no longer hold its postion while driving down the road.  Not the round part that holds the mirror itself, but the ball & socket adjustable from the inside of the car part.  Anyone have a way to tighten this area up?  I see it is sprng loaded but have not figured a way to snug it up.  Thanks.

[Geoff Newcombe #4719]

No help for my loose mirror?

[Michael Stamps 19507]

If it helps mine is slightly loose also.  The problem is that is so far down on the list of areas needing attention that I doubt I will find a fix anytime soon.

Stampie

[Geoff Newcombe #4719]

:-)
Well .... at least Ive got company!

[Bruce Reynolds # 18992]

Mine is totally loose and useless on the mirror head itself.   The rest is tight.

But, with RHD it is totally useless as a seeing device as the windscreen pillar is in the way, so I might just remove it completely and fill in the hole in the door, and put a dummy switch or something in the inside panel to cover up the hole there.

Bruce,
The Tassie Devil(le),
60 CDV

[john fotakis]

Hi Bruce. Ive found that if you stick a kid in the passenger seat from time to time the remote control mirror will get a regular workout [ as will the vent window control , the electric window button and the cigarette lighter ] so there will never be a reason to think there is something on your car that is totally useless. Cheers, John.      

[JIM CLC # 15000]

10-18-06
GEOFF, You say that it is spring loaded. Try a new SPRING or try stretching the old one to add tention. I always figured if an item was put together by man or mechine, that I could repair or fix it.
Good Luck,JIM

[Geoff Newcombe #4719]

I would be most happy to replace the spring, but this appears to be one of those things that is pressed together at the factory and must be at least partially ruined to get it apart.  The car is getting new carpets and headliner installed right now but when I get it back I will remove the assembly again and ponder it further.  My hope was that someone here has had the smae experience/problem and had devised a good fix for it.  Thanks.

[Chris Braun]

well.. I finally have heard of something that can go wrong with a 60 cad... that hasnt gone wrong yet on mine  Sorry but I really needed that boost.  Wish I had an answer for your question.