Interior mirror is floppy and droops

[Martin]

Hi

someone may have a simple suggestion to help me...?

My interior rear view mirror has beocme floppy on its ball joint. When I get in
the car it has often drooped downwards, and I'm unable to use the 'dimming
lever' as the whole mirror rotates instead of the small lever. Its firmly glued to
the screen - its the ball joint that's loose. To adjust the mirror only takes a very
light touch. And it's getting annoying!

It's on an '02 vauxhall astra. Anyone got any ideas of something that will make
the ball joint more 'sticky'??

Cheers

Martin

[Guy King]

The message <ckjdpm$unk$1@bs33n.staffs.ac.uk>
from Martin998877.nospam@hotmail.com (Martin) contains these words:

> My interior rear view mirror has beocme floppy on its ball joint.

You didn't make the mistake of oiling it, did you? I've known people do
this 'cos it's too stiff - and then it goes floppy.

If not, then I suggest you go the breakers and get another - or buy a
new one. It'll probably be cheaper than getting hold of a can of
kilopoise - grease with a thickness rating up in the high thousands.

--
Skipweasel.
Being superstitious brings bad luck

[Mike G]

"Martin" <Martin998877.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ckjdpm$unk$1@bs33n.staffs.ac.uk...
> Hi
>
> someone may have a simple suggestion to help me...?
>
> My interior rear view mirror has beocme floppy on its ball joint. When I
get in
> the car it has often drooped downwards, and I'm unable to use the 'dimming
> lever' as the whole mirror rotates instead of the small lever. Its firmly
glued to
> the screen - its the ball joint that's loose. To adjust the mirror only
takes a very
> light touch. And it's getting annoying!
>
> It's on an '02 vauxhall astra. Anyone got any ideas of something that will
make
> the ball joint more 'sticky'??

Pull the ball joint apart.
Then use heat, a hairdryer will probably be enough, to distort, preferably
the the ball, but distorting the cup should still work. Leave for at least
half an hour to get thoroughly cold, then reassemble.
Mike.