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lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 06:40 PM
A short video of the power folding mirror, I need to get another left the left one is no good, but here is how they work http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/th_S4020208.jpg (http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/?action=view&current=S4020208.flv)
ghettogeddy
10-09-2009, 06:54 PM
Why is your photo bucket pink lol
lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 06:56 PM
Why is your photo bucket pink lol

you know i have no earthly idea it doesn't look pink from this end they change the colors on the page all the time
lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 07:01 PM
I fixed it, they keep adding themes and stuff, I don't use this particular album much,they must have changed the default
lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 07:31 PM
here's the broken piece, you can see the old glue, this might have been working for years on this repair but finally gave up, stupid pot metal. http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/lostforawhile/S4020209-4.jpg?t=1255145342
ghettogeddy
10-09-2009, 07:33 PM
jb weld i know its not your style but but its an easy fix or try and have someone find a set that is only that side
lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 07:46 PM
jb weld i know its not your style but but its an easy fix or try and have someone find a set that is only that side

I'll try it's under the trim so i could care less what it looks like, but thats a heavily loaded piece so I don't think the jb will hold. thats what actually anchors the base to the mirror.
lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 08:08 PM
I could order some super alloy one pot metal repair welding rod from muggy weld, but i can't afford it right now, it welds pot metal at 350 degrees. plus the motor would have to be dismantled. Jb weld is just not going to hold a loaded piece like that, it needs to be welded. actually brazed .
ghettogeddy
10-09-2009, 08:25 PM
idk if the glue held i dont see why the jb weld wouldn't i would at least try
lostforawhile
10-09-2009, 09:00 PM
idk if the glue held i dont see why the jb weld wouldn't i would at least try

Ok someone on another site i belong to is sending me a couple of those special pot metal welding rods, now i need to take the motor apart, and get that piece out. the reason the jb won't work anymore, is the parts have been moving against each other and have worn themselves down. this special welding rod will fill in the gaps. I'm not giving up yet. these are too rare to give up on.
AccordB20A
10-09-2009, 11:04 PM
that fails!
Dr_Snooz
10-10-2009, 12:29 PM
Holy mackerel! That's the most gigantic-est pic I've ever seen. Anyway, I'm sure I'm reading this wrong. It sounds like a machinist is saying that he can't fab up a piece to replace a simple broken part, but that must be me reading wrong.

C'mon Lost! You've rebuilt everything in your car, don't let a simple broken part stop you! I know you can rebuild these mirrors out of adamantium with laser siting and night vision capabilities. Go go go!!!
lostforawhile
10-11-2009, 07:06 PM
this piece goes all the way through the motor gear box, I believe it even has gears cast onto one end, no way to machine it without a cnc and tons of work and encoding. I've got to take the motor and gear box all apart to get the metal piece out, then it can be welded back together hopefully. and the info on the bases was correct, the bases don't fit the hatch, it was very easy to swap mirror bases.