Oh no, not at all. I was quite surprised to find 25 yr old sticky
thingies still holding very tightly, in both mirrors. I did wonder a
bit if someone in diddling with them at some point had put that stuff
in, but it was just too, Benzley, to be anything but factory. With the
little springy thingy holding them in, and the sticky stuff, it is a
belt/suspender job, about what I would expect from the Germans (see
liederhosen).
--R
WILTON wrote:
Rich, 'didn't mean to sound like I didn't believe your description of
what you found in the innards of your mirrors; I merely meant to
describe what I found to indicate that MB evidently makes some changes
in assemblies from time to time. Obviously, they're not all exactly
alike. 'Didn't mean to seem confrontational.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas"
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Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mirror madness
This was on the round part of the mirror frame that goes in the swash
plate. The one on the car and the one I got from the junkyard both
had this stickum. The mirror is held to the frame with some of the
same stuff. It looks like those 3M adhesive pads you can buy, or
thick double faced tape.
--R
WILTON wrote:
'Found no "stickum" on coupla mirrors I disassembled 3 or 4 years
ago, 'cept maybe some holding the glass to the backing which is
attached to the adjusting mechanism, and, of course, I didn't
separate glass from its backing, just unclipped, etc., the mirror
with its backing from the mechanism. BTW, others unable to find a
replacement for a broken/cracked mirror have had a glass shop cut a
mirror to the appropriate shape and glued it in place over the
broken/cracked one.
Wilton
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas"
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Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mirror madness
I just did this job last week, I broke one mirror trying to get it
off -- the center of them is glued to a little swash plate that
holds the mirror while it moves around, and it was stuck pretty
good. Don't forget first thing to release the wire that goes
around the swash plate -- it has 2 little end tabs (if they aren't
broken) that you can see when you push the mirror back (like if it
hits something). Take that wire out. Once you do get it lifted up
and the adhesive released, the glass mirror has a little tab that
fits over the end of the adjuster rod, so you have to slide it
toward the outside of the mirror about a half inch then it will
come right off. I would suggest instead of a screwdriver something
wider, like a wood wedge or a spatula or something, to distribute
the force over the mirror a bit more while you slowly lift it to
release the center stickum. The mirror is actually on a plastic
frame, but it is flexible.
I took everything apart, including the little inside handle, and
lubed up all the moving bits (including the ball/sockets on the
inside handle, and on the swash plate, with some lithium grease,
after soaking everything with PB and working it well to remove crap
and corrosion.
Good luck.
--R
Curt Raymond wrote:
Surprisingly easy.
Pull the glass out by sticking a flat blade screwdriver under the
outer edge and gently popping it out of the socket. Then pull the
glass away from the car and its out.
The glass fits into a channel kind of arrangement, the ball at the
outside doesn't do anything but give the glass a pivot point.
Follow the channel thing in toward the door and you'll see where
the arm from the adjuster connects. Spray the heck out of that
with PB Blaster or the like, then spray in BEHIND it where the
other connection is (the one I broke). Let it sit in the warm sun
for an hour or two spraying occasionally. Then gently work the arm
around, spray more, leave it for awhile, wash, rinse, repeat.
Working that way you shouldn't break the inner arm like I did...
Take it slow and you'll be fine.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 07:20:53 -0400
From: "Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <degco...@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mirror madness
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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OK-thanks. Mine 240D is manual and I could really use new mirror
components
on both sides-or take lesson from Curt on how to free up.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mirror madness
Electric.
Wilton
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