Miata Mailing List: March 1998, Message #38

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On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, BHotaling wrote:

> I'm reading my books and have not seen any obvious answer...help appreciated:
> 
> Problem:   Outside mechanical mirrors tend to be too loose in all axis.
> 
> Question:   Is there a tightening mechanism inside the mirror?


Bob,...Below is an answer I got a couple of weeks ago from Pete that is
relevant to a related but differewnt question. 

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>From peterdavio@sprintmail.com Sun Mar  1 13:52:56 1998
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 12:56:37 +0000
From: pete & joanie 
To: Multiple recipients of list 
Subject: Re: Mirror alignment marks?

(question...having to do with repositioning the mirror after
taking off the car cover...snipped) 

>Lester, 

>Here is a simple fix that shouldn't require adjusting the mirror
>everytime.

>take the mirror off, and tighten down the mirror pivot bolt, sounds like
>it might be a little loose anyways.  This will add a little more spring
>tension, and friction on the pivot point, preventing it from moving so
>easily.  

>with a small flat-bladed screwdriver, pop off the small body colored
>guard, remove the two mointing screws from the door mount, and remove
>the mirror.  this will expose the pivot bolt in the underside of the
>mirror mount.  tighten, and this should fix your problem.

>good luck!

>-- 
>Pete and Bruiser
>Silver 92A  with classic PhRedd stripes!
>cum grano salis