Loose exterior rearview mirror -- do I need to remove int. d

[Guest Anonymous]

to tighten it? Car is a 1976 and the mirror is stock. Everytime you shut the door, the mirror droops a little bit. The mirror appears to be tight to the door itself, just loose on the pivot. I seem to remember someone mentioning about removing a rubber gasket/plug/grommet at the rear of the mirror (on later model years) to expose a set screw or something like that.

Anybody know what the hell I am referring to here? Can anyone help me out?

TIA

Chuck

[Guest Anonymous]

or does the set screw tighten the pivot? I know, "once you take it apart, it will be evident just what to do" but I am at work now and will hopefully get a peak at tightening it tonight when I get home. I just want to avoid the question later tonight.

Thanks Glenn!! That Jag looks like a freakin' torpedo. The father of a friend of mine in high school had a '67 convertible (what year was the one in the pics?) that looked similar. Man, what a sleek car that was.

Chuck

[Guest Anonymous]

You remember correctly. There is a small rubber plug at the rear of the mirror base. Pull that down and you will see a set screw. Unscrew it and you can pull the entire mirror off the base and disassemble. Installation is obviously the reverse.

[Guest Anonymous]

Chuck, when you get the mirror off, you will find that

a spring keeps the tension on the mirror adjustment. If

you try to tighten the nut holding the mirror it may

just break off. Mine did, now I have a nice shiny NEW

mirror. Good luck

Steve in Santa Barbara

76 inka (with new mirror)

daily driver

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[Guest Anonymous]

more cracked paint and rust under the gasket. Anyone know if that rubber gasket is available or if I should try to make one just a little smaller out of an inner tube and put it under the old gasket? I have a feeling that the paint could crack again in time any time the mirror gets "forceably adjusted" or does new paint have more flexibility to it?

Any thoughts??

Chuck