Mirror Won’t Tighten?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:20 pm
I have a 2014 Forza 300 and my mirror is floppy and loose. I had ridden it to and from work a couple days before I found it and I had no issues with it. I suspect my wife might have done something to it after trying and failing to get the bike back on the center stand after she had moved it in the garage, although she claims she only grabbed the handlebars and not the mirror post; however I remain skeptical.
I am wondering what my options are as it is not functioning as it is, and if I try to tighten it, it gets tight about 1/4 turn in the hole too early and then passes back to floppy.
Is it stripped? Is there any hope of having a tight mirror again without using JB weld? It looks like there is some sort of collared nut and then another nut stacked on that on the mirror post that I could potentially adjust to get more or less threads on the post to make it work, but I can’t get either of them to budge. I tried to use some gas line thread tape to make it tighter and it works OK for buzzing around my neighborhood and stuff but it’s not perfect and there is no way it will stand up to 75 MPH on the interstate without flopping.
Any input anyone has would be appreciated!
I am wondering what my options are as it is not functioning as it is, and if I try to tighten it, it gets tight about 1/4 turn in the hole too early and then passes back to floppy.
Is it stripped? Is there any hope of having a tight mirror again without using JB weld? It looks like there is some sort of collared nut and then another nut stacked on that on the mirror post that I could potentially adjust to get more or less threads on the post to make it work, but I can’t get either of them to budge. I tried to use some gas line thread tape to make it tighter and it works OK for buzzing around my neighborhood and stuff but it’s not perfect and there is no way it will stand up to 75 MPH on the interstate without flopping.
Any input anyone has would be appreciated!