The zip tie just holds the dust cover on… The spring washer over the spring has cupped so I won’t hold and won’t hold the spring down over the shaft. I just did mine… so I bent the washer tabs flat with a need nose pliers, then tapped the washer down over shaft about a 1/2 “ down from the top of the shaft, then I reassembled…. Keeping the mirror open position. I also lowered the window to make it easier to reassemble…. Now my mirror works great
Nice work. I think there's a few owners who have experienced weird gremlins with the side mirrors. I have experienced my own. The old left side mirror would function fine, movement wise, but as soon as it would set to position after start up, my god the noise that would make was horrendous. It was like a giant hornet stuck inside buzzing for 10 seconds. I believe a gear may have stripped. I still have the old side mirror set, so one day when I can be bothered, I might investigate the inside.
Thank You. Your video helped so much. Without it, I'm sure tabs/mirror would have been broken, as well as the location for all the screws needed to be removed. Like user-yd8cg5gl6m said, the main thing is to allow that top washer to come up/off and rotate it flattening it as best you can. THEN, I used a 14mm crescent wrench and gently/lightly but firmly , hammered it down about that 1/2" or a bit more. It has to get down past the point where the post increases in diameter by maybe a 16th of an inch. Then the washer will hold that spring in compressed state. I didn't zip tie the dust cover, even though mine was stretched on both sides like yours. I do believe its the washer that does the "holding". Auto mirror functions all works great now. I personally will not leave it in the "auto" setting. I will likely only use the folding function when needed...or to "exercise" the motors, gears, etc. I'll update if the washer doesn't hold . Again, Thanks for your video. It REALLY REALLY made the fix possible without any damage/breakage.
I honestly dont trust the shop. See if you have an experienced electronic repair person near you. There really isnt a lot of people who fix electronics anymore.
Thank you so much for this vid! Literally fixed mine with help of this vid! I had this question for months and no one had answers! Thanks again
The zip tie just holds the dust cover on…
The spring washer over the spring has cupped so I won’t hold and won’t hold the spring down over the shaft. I just did mine… so I bent the washer tabs flat with a need nose pliers, then tapped the washer down over shaft about a 1/2 “ down from the top of the shaft, then I reassembled…. Keeping the mirror open position. I also lowered the window to make it easier to reassemble…. Now my mirror works great
I was able to fix mine today thanks to your video! Keep em coming bro 😎
Thanks man
Nice work. I think there's a few owners who have experienced weird gremlins with the side mirrors. I have experienced my own. The old left side mirror would function fine, movement wise, but as soon as it would set to position after start up, my god the noise that would make was horrendous. It was like a giant hornet stuck inside buzzing for 10 seconds. I believe a gear may have stripped. I still have the old side mirror set, so one day when I can be bothered, I might investigate the inside.
Thank You. Your video helped so much. Without it, I'm sure tabs/mirror would have been broken, as well as the location for all the screws needed to be removed. Like user-yd8cg5gl6m said, the main thing is to allow that top washer to come up/off and rotate it flattening it as best you can. THEN, I used a 14mm crescent wrench and gently/lightly but firmly , hammered it down about that 1/2" or a bit more. It has to get down past the point where the post increases in diameter by maybe a 16th of an inch. Then the washer will hold that spring in compressed state. I didn't zip tie the dust cover, even though mine was stretched on both sides like yours. I do believe its the washer that does the "holding". Auto mirror functions all works great now. I personally will not leave it in the "auto" setting. I will likely only use the folding function when needed...or to "exercise" the motors, gears, etc. I'll update if the washer doesn't hold . Again, Thanks for your video. It REALLY REALLY made the fix possible without any damage/breakage.
Yeah these mirrors are a pain in the butt when they dont work right
Did that white plastic piece that you zip tied have a part number?
MY ML AMP NEEDS REPAIR, WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR REPAIR SHOP THAT FIXED YOURS, PLEASE ?
I honestly dont trust the shop. See if you have an experienced electronic repair person near you. There really isnt a lot of people who fix electronics anymore.
Get an aftermarket amp and install the sound system. Track the wiring harness on it. Worth doing.
I just knew a ziptie was coming.