Hey KR. There's a few posts here on how to fix your wobbly mirrors, but I've never seen one that has pics, so thought I'd rectify that.
First off: here's a mirror (post 600). Pretty sure we all know what these look like.
![](http://i57.tinypic.com/107lws8.jpg)
With the boot pulled back out of the way, we have:
![](http://i62.tinypic.com/2dlvs0i.jpg)
My strategy is to basically squeeze things together tighter so there isn't any play in things. So to that end, I drilled out the rivet that holds things together.
![](http://i62.tinypic.com/2z67db7.jpg)
1/4" drill bit should do the trick.
Once that's off, pry the pieces apart, and here's what you're looking at
![](http://i61.tinypic.com/xel9v7.jpg)
Ever wonder how your mirror locks in to certain positions? That's how.
I ditched the original rivet and replaced it with a 0.75x5mm (32mm length)
screw, with 1" washers on either side.
![](http://i58.tinypic.com/aujqt1.jpg)
In this picture, I've got double nuts holding it in place - the hardware store didn't have any nylock nuts in the right size. I also show only 1 1" washer on either side - I'm going to put 2 on either side. Once everything is snugged down, there is a bit of give, so I'd rather make that a little stronger.
Reinstalled everything, seems much better. Not sure how well it will hold up, time will tell. If this doesn't seem to do the trick, I will tap the hole on the mirror piece (painted black)(larger bolt needed, would require 8mm). This would eliminate one point where the washers can give - there would be no more washer required. For the other side, I'd move to either high strength washers, or cut a small round piece of 1/4" plate and tap it, and have a nylock nut on the far side to hold everything together.
I currently don't have the tap for an 8mm bolt, hence me trying the pictured set up first. Rather not spend the $10 if I don't have to. If this set up is too unstable, or comes loose too easily, I'm more than happy to try the other route, and will snap a few pics of what that looks like.
EDIT:
oops...sorry for the mondo sized pics...
First off: here's a mirror (post 600). Pretty sure we all know what these look like.
![](http://i57.tinypic.com/107lws8.jpg)
With the boot pulled back out of the way, we have:
![](http://i62.tinypic.com/2dlvs0i.jpg)
My strategy is to basically squeeze things together tighter so there isn't any play in things. So to that end, I drilled out the rivet that holds things together.
![](http://i62.tinypic.com/2z67db7.jpg)
1/4" drill bit should do the trick.
Once that's off, pry the pieces apart, and here's what you're looking at
![](http://i61.tinypic.com/xel9v7.jpg)
Ever wonder how your mirror locks in to certain positions? That's how.
I ditched the original rivet and replaced it with a 0.75x5mm (32mm length)
screw, with 1" washers on either side.
![](http://i58.tinypic.com/aujqt1.jpg)
In this picture, I've got double nuts holding it in place - the hardware store didn't have any nylock nuts in the right size. I also show only 1 1" washer on either side - I'm going to put 2 on either side. Once everything is snugged down, there is a bit of give, so I'd rather make that a little stronger.
Reinstalled everything, seems much better. Not sure how well it will hold up, time will tell. If this doesn't seem to do the trick, I will tap the hole on the mirror piece (painted black)(larger bolt needed, would require 8mm). This would eliminate one point where the washers can give - there would be no more washer required. For the other side, I'd move to either high strength washers, or cut a small round piece of 1/4" plate and tap it, and have a nylock nut on the far side to hold everything together.
I currently don't have the tap for an 8mm bolt, hence me trying the pictured set up first. Rather not spend the $10 if I don't have to. If this set up is too unstable, or comes loose too easily, I'm more than happy to try the other route, and will snap a few pics of what that looks like.
EDIT:
oops...sorry for the mondo sized pics...
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