passenger side mirror

[mike]

I've seen this on other vetts but not in a while, my passenger side mirror (top portion of mirror assembly) is flopping around like an old dog's ear, before I get out the vice grips and give it a go, thought someone would have experienced the same problem, and have a tip or a "how to" or suggestions.........

 

[Patrick]

Mike,
I'm going to do a forum search on the mirrors, but I remember a thread about this last summer. Those mirrors are not "retractable," they are breakaway. There's a spring loaded mechanism on them that breaks off and causes the flopping. Once it's broken, I don't think it can be fixed. I think it has to be replaced.


-Patrick

 

[Patrick]

Found the thread. Mike, click HERE.

Wish I had better news to report.

-Patrick

 

[mike]

passenger mirror

Thanks for the information, I disassembled the mirror assembly following the shop manual, and found there is a really cheap compression "washer" holding down a spring the size of a good sized pencil. Pretty stout. And as best as I could determine, the "fix" would be to remove the door panel, speaker and harness to the mirror, remove the motor from the mirror, and compress the spring and reapply the compression washer. Checking the metal shaft holding the washer and spring, showed the washer had basically chipped away at the shaft, but could be re-attached, but would most likely loosen again, and nope, couldn't get those vise grips in the mirror housing. If Chevrolet had asked me or any other vette owner, we, or at least I would have suggested nut assemblies on a threaded shaft, so the problem wouldn't happen, and make a wire harness disconnect in the mirror so the whole harness wouldn't have to be removed via the interior, to remove the mirror motor assembly sans harness from the inside....but Chevrolet didn't ask me and I suspect, didn't ask anyone else cept some pointy heades professional engineers with no pratical experience maintaining things.....so look out local dealership, I'm coming in.....again, thanks for the information.....MikeNMcDonough

 

[TheBigGuy]

I believe that I remember seeing a post in the recent past about a person out in the east who was repairing these mirrors for a reasonable fee. That is as far as I can be of assistance to you. Good Luck !

 

['04 Torch Red]

I've seen this on other vetts but not in a while, my passenger side mirror (top portion of mirror assembly) is flopping around like an old dog's ear, before I get out the vice grips and give it a go, thought someone would have experienced the same problem, and have a tip or a "how to" or suggestions.........

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Thats why I am getting replacement mirrors(one at a time) under warranty for spares ...and don't tell me I can't do that because I already checked with my service writer and Vette mechanic...I get the parts...the mechanic and dealership gets the big markup on the parts and labor...:L