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Well, today I noticed that my internal rear view mirror was wobbling when I went over bumps. Not sure what happened since the windshield was replaced last week Tuesday. I don't recall it doing it before today. Only time I touched it was to adjust it initially, a little yesterday and some today. I noticed that the base of the mirror was loose on the piece that is glued to the glass. Couldn't quite figure out how to get the mirror off of the window. I will Google it tomorrow on how to get it off. Then I can see if the guy just didn't get it on correctly or maybe he glued the wrong piece on the windshield for my mirror. Seems to be on tight as I can only rock it left to right and a little front to back. For now, I found a piece of rubber that was thin enough to slip behind without putting to much outward pressure. Cut it so that I could put one on both sides and now there is no wobble at all.
This is the piece that's glued to the glass. This side you see here is the side that's glued to the glass. On the side not shown (the side that you'll see from inside the truck) has a small detent hole in it.
And this is the part at the base of the mirror that slides onto the above piece, See the small pointed setscrew? That pointy end needs to seat into the detent hole. Might be as easy as the guy slid the mirror base too far down on the metal mount and all you need to do is loosen the setscrew and re-align it with the detent hole.
This is the piece that's glued to the glass. This side you see here is the side that's glued to the glass. On the side not shown (the side that you'll see from inside the truck) has a small detent hole in it.
And this is the part at the base of the mirror that slides onto the above piece, See the small pointed setscrew? That pointy end needs to seat into the detent hole. Might be as easy as the guy slid the mirror base too far down on the metal mount and all you need to do is loosen the setscrew and re-align it with the detent hole.
Thanks for that but mine does not have a set screw anywhere to be seen. That's what I looked for last night. I'm thinking, haven't had a chance to research it yet, that I need to stick something flat either at the top or bottom to unhook it. I can only rock it. I can not get it to move like I was going to slide it on or off at all. Even a little bit. When I pull down at the top and let go it will go back like something is pulling it back up. I may just call the place tomorrow and make them fix it but, not sure how much adjustment one can do when it appears to slip on and click into place. Which lead me back that the piece on the glass is the wrong one for the mirror.
The newer Ford ones have a spring latch to hold the mirror. Some people will tell you how easy they are to remove but I ended up breaking my windshield on my Mustang after spending an hour and a half trying to remove mine. And yes, the new one was a little loose. If you found a way to wedge it so it doesn't rattle then my advice is to just leave it be and forget about it.
For future reference, the easiest way to replace it is to just go ahead and break the windshield. Then let the glass people do it.
The newer Ford ones have a spring latch to hold the mirror. Some people will tell you how easy they are to remove but I ended up breaking my windshield on my Mustang after spending an hour and a half trying to remove mine. And yes, the new one was a little loose. If you found a way to wedge it so it doesn't rattle then my advice is to just leave it be and forget about it.
For future reference, the easiest way to replace it is to just go ahead and break the windshield. Then let the glass people do it.
Yeah, I just found 2 videos showing how to and they show at one point having to use a hammer. A little to close for comfort. The second one the guy had a plastic block that had a notch cutout at the tip that would go in the slot and push up the clip. On the other end it was thicker so that you could hit it with a hammer further away from the glass. Then he turned the plastic on its side and placed it on the edge of the mirror base and tapped it the rest of the way.
I think I will just leave my "fix" as is as it doesn't seem to affect it and there is no other way to resolve it unless the wrong attachment was glued to the windshield.
[QUOTE=JoeinGa;6251605]This is the piece that's glued to the glass. This side you see here is the side that's glued to the glass. On the side not shown (the side that you'll see from inside the truck) has a small detent hole in it.
And this is the part at the base of the mirror that slides onto the above piece, See the small pointed setscrew? That pointy end needs to seat into the detent hole. Might be as easy as the guy slid the mirror base too far down on the metal mount and all you need to do is loosen the setscrew and re-align it with the detent hole.
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There's a product at the home store like Menards that will fix this.
You can listen to the Goat while you're fixing it.
Reformed some minor CL ‘2 Rust. Not bad for a 12 year pool truck......notice the spots on the Right side chrome bumper....they not coming out....:::chlorine is a B!....::::.shout to roaches to wrenches!
Last edited by CogentFord<(((><; 07-05-2019 at 09:45 PM.
07-02-2019, 02:46 PM
