Floppy Strato-Vue

[FoLola]

 Here is a fix I thought might be useful to others.

I bought a couple of Strato-Vue mirrors on Ebay. It turns out I don't need them but I wanted to fix them up anyway. They buffed up nicely but the ball/socket was worn and they would not hold their positions. I carefully pried out the glass mirrors that were held with a semi hard goop. There is a spring-steel strap that is supposed to provide friction on the ball. Since it is riveted there is no way to adjust to stiffen up the ball/socket. I took a piece of stainless steel safety wire, looped it around the ball where it meets the spring strap and gave it a tight spin with the safety wire pliers. That did the trick. The mirrors are now nice and tight. I can put them in the spare parts bin knowing they will serve someone in the future.

[Jolly-John]

Thanks for taking the time to post your neat fix, FoLola. There are a lot of floppy Strato-Vue mirrors out there....very helpful. John

Edited December 22, 2017 by Jolly-John

[lschuc]

Thanks for the tip.... I'd like to use it in the next magazine.  Did you take any photos while doing the repair? 

Lew

[FoLola]

I tried to take a few shots but they were too blurry.  I'll try again after I read the camera manual.

 

[FoLola]

Ischuc:

Here are a couple of shots I took with my cell phone. Go figure.

[MARK]

This will be a huge help, thanks so much especially for the pictures

[BillyBob]

Re your repair: Do you know - repops or OE?

[FoLola]

BillyBob:

I don't know for sure if they are original or not. Is there a way to tell??