Tighten outside mirror?
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Gearhead
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Knew a guy who took some G-U-M floss toothpicks & inserted them (then cut the ends off) from the back to tighten the ball. Doesn't sound very fancy but it worked none-the-less. I would even think some of those skinny toothpicks might work.
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Chief has some good ideas. I was "lucky" and the glass broke in mine, allowing me to replace the loose rivets on the ball tensioner bar with screws before installing the new mirror. Been holding for ~35 years.
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Johnnys post reminded me long ago i had a similar type mirror that was loose and was able to tighten up with the glass removed bt bending the plate that applies pressure to the ball.
if its a repop you my need to replace that piece w something better.
if its a repop you my need to replace that piece w something better.
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