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Screws loose

July 27, 2019, 02:53:17 pm

When I went to remove my passenger side mirror to install a new light I found the screws very loose.  One of the light mounting screws had broken off and I needed to get the mirror off and get it drilled out.  Anyway, when I went to remove the mirror base mounting screws I was surprised to find them loose.  Normally when I try to remove a screw on the coach I have to reach for the penetrating oil!  It might be worth checking your mirrors. 

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Re: Screws loose

Reply #1 – July 27, 2019, 04:50:33 pm

Good catch George! Did you put led's in the headlights?

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Reply #2 – July 27, 2019, 05:12:58 pm

No, nothing changed with the headlights.  They work and we rarely use them.  I did have some trouble finding the turn signal lights on the mirror arms.  There are a lot of sources for the one wire light, but the only source I could find for the two-wire, which is what I needed, was Ramco Engineering:

ELE314-7 – Ramco Engineering, Inc

I had a hard time getting those lights off and broke one screw as mentioned above.  Taking the mirrors off and working on the screws from above (while soaking the screws with penetrating oil) worked much better.

George

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