side view mirror
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: cranford nj
side view mirror
I need to fix my floppy side view mirror on my 71, I know I need to soak it some gas to get the mirror off, what do you do to tighten it up and what to use to glue it back on.
Last edited by blue by you; Jan 27, 2016 at 12:55 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
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From: Centerville Louisiana
I made a little frame out of 2x4 used a plate and a bolt and pushed the plate that goes over the ball down so I could make a shim to stick under rivet and jb welded as others have done. The guy at the local glass shop glued it for me don't know what he used. I used Black RTV on another car and glass fell out about 6 years later.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
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From: Centerville Louisiana
Here a picture so you'll get the idea. This pic is when I was trying to just shroom the rivet but I couldn't get it tight enough.
Last edited by croaker; Jan 27, 2016 at 11:07 PM.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
The 'usual' method of tightening up the mirror head is to make some "U" shaped metal shims and shove them under the [loose] hot-upset heads. That should tighten them up for some time. {Nothing is permanent.}
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: cranford nj
ok, so I dumped the paint thinner and soaked it in gas the mirror feel out overnight, I beaned the rivets down and it tightened it up. For how long we will see.
Thanks for all of the ideas
Thanks for all of the ideas