Loose mirror
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Pro
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From: exton pa
sorry driver side, mirror base to door is great. assembly to mirror is a bit loose, wobbles downward with vibration.
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If you're talking about the swivel ball stud, adjust the mirror how you want it and then put a drop of blue Loc-tite on the ball. It will seep down into the socket and tighten it up. I've done it on several mirrors with great success.
Jim
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Here is a technique I used with long term success. Carefully remove the steel retaining ring that holds the glass. With a piece of tape attached to the glass, remove it. With a spring loaded center punch pein the metal in three or four places around the section that the ball rotates in. At the same time clean everything with brake cleaner. You would be surprised at the small amount of greasy road film that accumulates and helps the mirror too fall out of your adjusted position. 
Dennis
Dennis
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Use a thin awl or an equivalent and catch the end of the ring, then with another awl carefully work the ring off. You could use a feeler to get under the ring and hold it up and away. Be patient, it can done. 
Dennis
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If it's an original style mirror with the retaining ring, there should be '3' small coil springs inside the housing that hold the mirror tight to the ring. You should be able to gently push the mirror down and feel it give way enough to get a tool under the retaining ring and remove it. Don't lose the springs.
If no retaining ring is present, as found in some repro mirrors, then it's probably held in place by silicone and it takes a solvent bath plus gentle prying to remove the mirror.
Mike T.
If no retaining ring is present, as found in some repro mirrors, then it's probably held in place by silicone and it takes a solvent bath plus gentle prying to remove the mirror.
Mike T.
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I handled my loose mirror a little differently. I tried the peening method, it did not work. There wasn't enough material to create a solid rivet type head to keep it tight. I then decided to drill a small hole in the post that you rivet. I tapped the hole for a screw and then used some locktite thread locker to hold the screw tightly. I made sure that the opposite side of the of the mount (rivet) was solid so that it would hold with the pressure put on with the screw. Just my way to get it tight.
