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I've been working on my recently acquired '87 Vert and the visors were poorly restored by the previous owner. They're covered in graphite vinyl but the upholsterer sewed a vinyl binding or bias tape around the edge that looked horrible. I read where some owners simply remove their visors. I did that and the first drive down my street in the afternoon convinced me to put them back on. I was able to rip the binding tape off, since the edge was double stitched, and they looked ok. Ok, let's get to the point. I tried to re-install the arms in the header and the retaining washer that sit on top of the spring wouldn't hold the visor arm up. I even bought a couple of those spring compression washers to back it up but it would just let go and pop off. So I decided to thread the end of the shaft and put a nut on it. A few pics detail what I did are attached. I couldn't find a post about this so I apologize if this has been detailed before. Not sure if the later ones were threaded but my '87 didn't have threads.
I had an M5 x 0.8 die. I beveled the end of the arm so the die would start and cut the threads. The nut is a pretty common metric fastener on the car and fit the shaft after I cut the threads. I put a little lithium on the top and bottom of the spring. I used a C Clamp to hold the arm in place and installed the arm. Exposed threads visible. I installed the spring and drove the old retainer back onto the shaft after I flattened the little tangs. When installing the retainer; check the arm's swinging tension. You don't want it too tight or too loose. I put a spot of red Loctite on the threads and secured the nut making sure I didn't tighten it too much to cause the arm to bind in the tapered socket making the visor difficult to move to the side window. All buttoned up. I don't know if someone made these visors so they are smaller than normal but they work pretty well and don't look that bad. I can live with it since I'm frugal and like to fix things myself.
Last edited by MrRenoman; Jul 18, 2024 at 01:21 AM.
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Sun Visor Arm to Header Repair
