How can I Fix my GM folding mirror?
How can I Fix my GM folding mirror?
The best option is to fix the OEM GM mirror with the GruvenParts.com reinforced spur gear. Also note, we now include the Hi-Torque replacement motors with this kit. Visit www.GruvenParts.com and click on the GM Trucks Section on the left banner to access the folding mirror product page. Plastic pry wedge.
How do you remove a plastic bicycle mirror?
Fold mirror inwards and use a plastic pry tool such as plastic bicycle tire lever. Start on the inside edge as shown in the picture and gently separate the upper and lower trim shrouds as shown. Slowly and gently work around the mirror shroud and remove both upper and lower plastic shrouds as 1 piece.
How do you replace worm gear on GM power folding mirror?
Use eye protection and be careful, the spring is heavy. Remove retaining ring, spring, lower spring perch. Then remove the black plastic motor housing and flip over to see the discrepant worm gear that GM never wanted you to find. Gently pop this worm/spur gear out using a small flat head screw driver.
Can a broken motor cause a mirror not to fold?
This often occurs during normal operation, and especially with a light impact to the mirror housing. A broken folding mirror gear is evident when the mirror stops power folding. Sometimes you can hear the motor whirring but the mirror refuses to fold in or out. Other times, the broken gear just jams the motor and you hear nothing.
The best option is to fix the OEM GM mirror with the GruvenParts.com reinforced spur gear. Also note, we now include the Hi-Torque replacement motors with this kit. Visit www.GruvenParts.com and click on the GM Trucks Section on the left banner to access the folding mirror product page. Plastic pry wedge.
How do you remove a motor drive mirror?
Push pins can be gently tapped out to remove using a small punch or phillips head screw driver and gentle hammer taps. Mirror Skeleton removed, set it aside for now. The motor drive unit is attached to the mirror housing with (4) T20 torx screws.
Use eye protection and be careful, the spring is heavy. Remove retaining ring, spring, lower spring perch. Then remove the black plastic motor housing and flip over to see the discrepant worm gear that GM never wanted you to find. Gently pop this worm/spur gear out using a small flat head screw driver.
This often occurs during normal operation, and especially with a light impact to the mirror housing. A broken folding mirror gear is evident when the mirror stops power folding. Sometimes you can hear the motor whirring but the mirror refuses to fold in or out. Other times, the broken gear just jams the motor and you hear nothing.
What happens when power folding mirror stops working?
A broken folding mirror gear is evident when the mirror stops power folding. Sometimes you can hear the motor whirring but the mirror refuses to fold in or out. Other times, the broken gear just jams the motor and you hear nothing. You can still fold the mirror by hand.
Push pins can be gently tapped out to remove using a small punch or phillips head screw driver and gentle hammer taps. Mirror Skeleton removed, set it aside for now. The motor drive unit is attached to the mirror housing with (4) T20 torx screws.
How to repair a GM power folding mirror?
Start on the inside edge as shown in the picture and gently separate the upper and lower trim shrouds as shown. Slowly and gently work around the mirror shroud and remove both upper and lower plastic shrouds as 1 piece.
How do you remove the skeleton from a power folding mirror?
The mirror skeleton is held in with 3 push pins as shown in picture. Push pins can be gently tapped out to remove using a small punch or phillips head screw driver and gentle hammer taps. Mirror Skeleton removed, set it aside for now. The motor drive unit is attached to the mirror housing with (4) T20 torx screws.
Is there a way to unplug a folding mirror?
Unplug the various connectors from their electrical connections. Mirrors may have heater wires, turn signal wires, and of course the folding mirror motor wire harness. These are all unique wire harnesses that can only be plugged in 1 way.
