Loose mirrors, how to fix?

[Deezul1]

I just bought a 97 and both power mirrors are loose at the pivot on the door. Is there a way to tighten them up?
TIA
john

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97 SLT Laramie CC 5spd, 3. 54, Ranch Hand front and rear. Lotsa goodies coming soon. Oh oh dang cat fell off. Member NRA/USPSA

 

[Dave Fritz]

I'm not sure what is loose on your mirror, but there are two TSB's that apply to your mirrors.

TSB 08-09-99 Driver Side Power Mirror Vibrates While Driving - this TSB adds a reinforcement bracket to the drivers door.

TSB 08-30-99 Outside Power Mirror Pivot Arm Rotates With Little Resistance - This bulletin replaces the outside power mirror mounting bracket.

Dave

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[This message has been edited by Dave Fritz (edited 05-16-2001). ]

 

[Deezul1]

Thanks Dave, That looks like whats wrong, now to get to it.
John

 

[MLynn]

I recently fixed the same problem on my 97. Didn't know about the TSB. Fixing the mirror was the easiest part. Get to thru the door panel to the mounting bolts was the time consuming part. Works well now, but guess I better read the TSB to see if I did it correctly.

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'97 2500 Extended cab 4x4,automatic,285/75/16 BFG ATKO, M/T Classics,Prime Loc, sprayon bed liner, Rancho 9000s, Alpine CD Changer, Visor, diamond plate running boards,tailgate and bedrail protectors, Geno's cup holder. Guages coming.

 

[Deezul1]

MLynn
Tell me what you did, looks like a PITA. If it involves parts from DC I will prolly need Vaseline.
Thanks
John

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97 SLT Laramie CC 5spd, 3. 54, Ranch Hand front and rear. Lotsa goodies coming soon. Oh oh dang cat fell off. Member NRA/USPSA

 

[MLynn]

This was passenger side mirror. Had to remove door panel taking the power window/lock bezel and hand grip cup out of panel. After panel is removed you can get to mirror mounting bolts and power plug. After it was removed from the door, I opened the back panel of the mounting bracket with torx driver. Then there is a water seal to remove to get to the phillip screws which mount the mirror arm to the mounting bracket. In my case these had vibrated loose, freeing the mirror from the detent. I just replaced them and adjusted the 2 screws which control the detent pressure plate so the mirror would hold in the detent, but swing away with the same pressure as the drivers side. Then just reverse course to put it all back together. Took me about 2 hours just because I don't have good tools to remove the door panel clips. Had to be really careful with those things. A good mirror from salvage is about $130-145 and a new one is $250 so it was worth it. Good luck on yours.

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'97 2500 Extended cab 4x4,automatic,285/75/16 BFG ATKO, M/T Classics,Prime Loc, sprayon bed liner, Rancho 9000s, Alpine CD Changer, Visor, diamond plate running boards,tailgate and bedrail protectors, Geno's cup holder. Guages coming.

 

[pcorssmit]

Is there anyway to tighten up the mirror inside the housing? My driver's side vibrates at idle, at a stop. If I touch the corner of the glass, it stops. I don't think the above fix would apply. Any ideas?

Pete

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'97 2500 CC 4X4 5spd Sport
'83 K5 Blazer 350 TBI (ex 6. 2), 39. 5 TSLs, 3" lift, Dana 60/GM 14 blt, Detroits

 

[Deezul1]

Thanks, that sounds pretty good, maybe wont have to go to DC for parts.

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97 SLT Laramie CC 5spd, 3. 54, Ranch Hand front and rear. Lotsa goodies coming soon. Oh oh dang cat fell off. Member NRA/USPSA

 

[C Schomer]

Mine loosened up when it was in warranty and before this TSB. DC replaced both mirrors - said there was no service parts at that time. The 4 self tapping screws on the aluminum bracket stripped out - the threads didn't cut deep enough into the bracket. It looked like a strong design except for that! Craig

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97 3/4Ton, 2WD, 5SP, #11 Plate, AFC kit, 14 Housing, AF942M Air filter, Straight Thru Cat, 4"From Turbo, Airlift, Shortened Frame, Custom Bed, 24CKFS Sunnybrook, HEY FORDBOY POWERSTROKE THIS!