> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynn Willis [mailto:willisl@iupui.edu]
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 8:09 AM
> To: 928
> Subject: [928] loose outside mirror
>
>
> My '78 Euro 5 spd has a remote control mirror attached to the
> right-side door, and the mounting where it attaches to the door has
> become loose.  How can I tighten it?  There are no holes for
>


From: Jay Kempf [jkempf@tds.net]
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 8:38 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] RE: loose outside mirror

Lynn,

Push the mirror all the way forward on it's spring loaded pivot. Go ahead it
will go, you won't break it. Underneath the pivot plane you will find the
screw that tightens the mirror base to the door. If that doesn't stop the
rattling the answer is a lot more complicated.

Jay Kempf
79 US 5ish speed




From: Jon Holdsworth [mailto:jon.holdsworth1@virgin.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 5:00 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] RE: Drivers side mirror


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Lavizzo [mailto:tlavizzo@enteract.com]
> Sent: 06 October 2002 01:58
> To: 928
> Subject: [928] Drivers side mirror
>
>
> I need some help, today I was driving , got out and the mirror was loose.
> I was able to completely remove it, the wires are still connected. I have
> removed the door panel, but for the life of me I can't find what would
> hold it in place. It did not come away from the door.
> Thanks,
>
> Ted Lavizzo
> 87 928s4 schwarz/schwarz auto
> 107,500 mls
>

Ted,

There is an allen head bolt in the top of the "stump" of the mirror that is
still attached to the door. Should be right next to where the wires come
out. It may be hidden under a little black sealing plug - pry the plug out
with a thin screwdriver blade.  This bolt screws into a threaded plate that
is captive inside the door. Undo it to remove the stump from the door panel.

Once you have the stump off you will see underneath it a hollow bolt with
two seating washers and a spring around it with the wires running inside.
That should be screwed upwards into the "Flag" part of the mirror. The bolt
has a internal Splined head - like an allen bolt but with twelve teeth.

Refitting is tricky - you have two options - some have succesfully modifed a
large flat blade screwdriver to fit the splines and then carefully screwd
the bolt back in compressing the spring and not trapping the wires -
difficult !

The other option is to remove the mirror glass , and motor assembly,
disconnect the electrical connector, then remove the pins from the connector
using a pin removal tool - looks like a small say 1/16" dia thin wal tube
split lengthways. ( I think there are refernces in the Archives to an AMP ?
tool) making a careful note of which wire went where. feed the wires out one
by one , then with no wires in the way put the spline bolt back in using a
proper spline bit. then refeed the wires and reassemble. The only difficult
part in the above is removing the wires fromn the connector, the rest is
obvious once yuo have it visible.

The mirror glass is removed by adjusting it upwards as far as possible
(looking at the sky) underneath you will be able to see three or four teeth
on the edge of the locking ring (about 4" dia) using a small screwdriver
slide the teeth one way or the other to twist the locking ring and the
mirror glass will become loose. It is at this point it will probably fall on
the garage floor and break !

Good luck

Regards
Jon
Black SE