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dlbraly 12-05-2023 08:54 AM

Mirror Screw holes
 
The mirrors on the 63 are loose.
The screw holes are wallered out.

Not sure if they will hold, but I ordered some of those plastic license plate nuts and screws.
At some point I will replace the mirrors, but this might keep me from spending that money until after I get it running well.
Waiting on Carburetor throttle shaft bushings to finish rebuilding it.

I plan on starting replacing the wiring harness Today.

SkinnyG 12-05-2023 11:28 AM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
Is the weldnut thick enough to do a heli-coil?

I used nutserts to install a passenger side mirror, perhaps you could drill it out and use a nutsert, however you'd likely have to remove all of the old weldnut as a nutsert needs relatively thin metal to attach.

A stop-gap measure can be slipping some wire in between the threads to take up some of the thread gap.

forestb 12-07-2023 04:45 PM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
Can you get some longer bolts and add nuts on the other side of the wallered out nuts

dlbraly 12-07-2023 07:09 PM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
LOL, well that was a dumb idea.
I did one and it held, but can tell that will not last.

I like the nutsert idea.
Looks like they are just holes and no threads. Maybe the backing nuts fell off or something.

Yeah, I was thinking just a bolt and nut.

forestb 12-07-2023 07:11 PM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
Is it on the drivers side or passenger side?

dlbraly 12-07-2023 07:48 PM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
Both sides have 1 or 2 loose.

Justin71105 12-14-2023 04:33 PM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
Also used nutserts for my new doors, you can use a bolt the size of the nutsert and a size up nut to crimp them down.

They seem to be holding pretty good so far.

karlbenz 12-14-2023 08:55 PM

Re: Mirror Screw holes
 
I mounted mine with rivnuts


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