Tow mirrors

[Master7122]

So I recently bought some Comanche tow mirrors and when I received them in the mail, both of the mirrors move freely on the pivot they are on. There is no resistance and they just flop around. If you shake the mirror you can hear all the rust inside of them. I was curious if there's and way to fix this or are the mirrors just broken? Sorry if I didnt give good enough info

[64 Cheyenne]

:needpics:

 

I always wanted to do that he he

 

http://comancheclub.com/topic/37727-how-to-post-pictures/

[mikekaz1]

Are there screws on thw lower side of the mirror? These can be used to tighten the resistance of the mirrors.

[AMC86Kid]

it is possible to take the mirror apart and re-fabricate the harness in side of it however your gonna have to figure that out on your own the haynes manuel does give you some info on what the inside looks tho 

[Rockfrog]

Harness?

 

If I'm right he's talking about the side door mirrors everyone except me and a select few hate. Not the standard wing mounted mirrors, but the literally mounted to the side of the door ones.

To answer the question, inside the mirror it a ball and spring assembly, if it's that rusted, replacement is about the only real option. Ford used the same style mirror so check the JY for good mirror heads, or they can be purchased new from most parts stores.

They won't be totally correct, but will be a close match. The mirrors off a Ranger will be near the same style, with the F-series being slightly larger.

 

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[mikekaz1]

 

these are ebay ones. they work pretty good. but the passanger side ISNT a "objects in mirror are closer then they appear" mirror so getting used to the 1:1 ratio on that side can be a little strange.

[Master7122]

Alright thanks everyone, I'm going to look for some ford mirrors for now and try to fix the Comanche mirrors in the later future