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Twin post mirriors #579883 01/11/10 07:25 PM 01/11/10 07:25 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 pacific northwest W wings471 OP enthusiast
wings471 OP enthusiast W Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 pacific northwest	Has anyone taken these mirrors apart? The glass is held in place by a tension or snap ring with a metal plate and spring behind the mirror glass. My question is how do you separate the ball stud (swivel) from the 2 post mount. It looks like it might unscrew but after soaking in pb blaster I can't get it to budge using vice grips on the ball and I'm afraid I will break something Thanks, Mike. http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm136/wings440/P8050125-1.jpg "Uhmmmm......I got nuthin'."

Re: Twin post mirriors [Re: wings471] #579884 01/11/10 08:09 PM 01/11/10 08:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,601 Great White North Furyman master
Furyman master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,601 Great White North	On most mirrors the ball stud is splined and pressed into the mirror stand.They are usually difficult to extract.Maybe you'll get lucky and it will come out easy. "Long Live Mopars"

Re: Twin post mirriors [Re: wings471] #579885 01/11/10 08:12 PM 01/11/10 08:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	You can also use a little heat but be careful,pot metal turns to liquid real quick.

Re: Twin post mirriors [Re: 62maxwgn] #579886 01/11/10 09:01 PM 01/11/10 09:01 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,797 BC Canada O ogopogo top fuel
ogopogo top fuel O Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,797 BC Canada	Does anybody know when the factory switched from twin post to single post mirrors,I assume it was sometime in late 65 or early 66?

Re: Twin post mirriors [Re: ogopogo] #579887 01/11/10 11:12 PM 01/11/10 11:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,185 Bridgeport, WV M Michael master
Michael master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,185 Bridgeport, WV	67

Re: Twin post mirriors [Re: Furyman] #579888 01/13/10 03:20 PM 01/13/10 03:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,258 State of Fascism 5 52savoy master
52savoy master 5 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,258 State of Fascism	Quote: On most mirrors the ball stud is splined and pressed into the mirror stand.They are usually difficult to extract.Maybe you'll get lucky and it will come out easy. I give up trying to get the NOS mirror head put in mine. Not tough enough to hold it and a vice will chew the pot metal and chrome up. Any other ideas?

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