Dear Mr. Squirrel:

Try disassembling the mirror and on the round "ball-like" part that the
mirror arm pivots on, file 8-10 vertical grooves into it with a file. This
is a permanent repair that makes it so you do not have to "crank-down" on it
and possibly crack the arm socket. I prefer the power mirrors, used without
the power hooked up. But, this works extremely well.
Rex
82 Turbo Diesel Vanagon
over 20,000 miles on WVO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Elliott" <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:17 PM
Subject: Proper side mirrors?

> I'm pretty fed up with the side mirrors on Mellow Yellow. They either
> fold back under 60mph wind, or crack when I tighten them. Mrs Squirrel
> is tired of reaching out to push hers back into position. Need something
> better -- is there a good, sturdy replacement? Stock looks entirely
> unnecessary.
>
> --
>
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
>