Broken mirrors...A kudos to Ford engineering

[Valhalla]

Yesterday me and the wife took the opportunity of a nice Saturday to run a local gas-line that crosses two powerlines and toy around on some rough hilly rutted trails for a bit. The passenger side mirror kissed a sapling in a wooded section. the tree was about an inch in diameter. we rocked into it and the mirror folded up as they met. unfortunately it moved beyond the stops Ford had put in place and ?broke?...

So once we were across the area we were riding I figured wind would just flop the mirror around. I am happy to report that it stayed in place even at 80 mph on the highway generally staying in the grove the base was designed with.
I disassembled it using Oracles ditch light in mirror mount video as pointers to how to remove pieces; I'd like to thank them for there instruction sheet and there removal video.

This is the piece that retains the two pieces with a spring between. {Above}
{Below} I was trying to use the factory assembled notches to push the two pieces back into each other and overcome the spring force. As it turns out the bottom pieces is slightly clocked to the top piece and my needle nose kept slipping. before I realized they were slightly clocked I thought it was the spring overcoming my grip on the shoulder so I drilled two small holes to put the needle nose plier tips into so I could press and turn them together.

I clamped it after getting the correct clock from top to bottom pushed in till it fully seated ( this spring has a considerable amount of tension). It only clocks slightly after seating to lock in place. I realized after getting in to this Ford most likely thought of this scenario and engineered this part to "pop" apart under "excessive" pressure.

All whole again!!
Big shout out to Ford as I thought I was buying a part after this and turns out it wasn't so!!

Thanks Ford Research and development!!!

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[Bars]

Thanks for sharing

Will bookmark this in case I ever have the same issue

 

[kodiakisland]

It's a good reminder to fold those mirrors in on a trail. I try to always have mine folded in, but the few times I haven't they end up that way anyway.

 

[Scape Goat]

Great pictures. Thank you for the step by step. The bronco may have it's issues (like all cars), but you can tell the engineers Gabe this vehicle extra effort.

 

[Silver-Bolt]

Nice save. Those mirrors are $$$$ to replace.

https://parts.lakelandford.com/a/Fo...23945/Front-door-Outside-mirrors/ML21735.html

 

[Smitty1979]

Yesterday me and the wife took the opportunity of a nice Saturday to run a local gas-line that crosses two powerlines and toy around on some rough hilly rutted trails for a bit. The passenger side mirror kissed a sapling in a wooded section. the tree was about an inch in diameter. we rocked into it and the mirror folded up as they met. unfortunately it moved beyond the stops Ford had put in place and ?broke?...

So once we were across the area we were riding I figured wind would just flop the mirror around. I am happy to report that it stayed in place even at 80 mph on the highway generally staying in the grove the base was designed with.
I disassembled it using Oracles ditch light in mirror mount video as pointers to how to remove pieces; I'd like to thank them for there instruction sheet and there removal video.

This is the piece that retains the two pieces with a spring between. {Above}
{Below} I was trying to use the factory assembled notches to push the two pieces back into each other and overcome the spring force. As it turns out the bottom pieces is slightly clocked to the top piece and my needle nose kept slipping. before I realized they were slightly clocked I thought it was the spring overcoming my grip on the shoulder so I drilled two small holes to put the needle nose plier tips into so I could press and turn them together.

I clamped it after getting the correct clock from top to bottom pushed in till it fully seated ( this spring has a considerable amount of tension). It only clocks slightly after seating to lock in place. I realized after getting in to this Ford most likely thought of this scenario and engineered this part to "pop" apart under "excessive" pressure.

All whole again!!
Big shout out to Ford as I thought I was buying a part after this and turns out it wasn't so!!

Thanks Ford Research and development!!!

How exactly does the mirror split from the mirror arms? Is it easy, as I am going to have them sanded smooth and painted gloss black?

 

[Cat]

How exactly does the mirror split from the mirror arms? Is it easy, as I am going to have them sanded smooth and painted gloss black?

It's super easy.

Push the mirror lens all the way inwards. You will see four clips you can reach with a screw driver to pop them loose. The back housing comes right off.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...wrapped-their-side-mirrors.46811/post-1456914

 

[Sandbergo]

Nice garage.

 

[Valhalla]

Thanks

 

[Smitty1979]

It's super easy.

Push the mirror lens all the way inwards. You will see four clips you can reach with a screw driver to pop them loose. The back housing comes right off.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...wrapped-their-side-mirrors.46811/post-1456914

Ok, I actually think I over thought it by the other pictures above. I thought you had to separate the metal cap and spring to expose the knuckle on the mirror arm to get full coverage of the paint as I'm having everything painted mirror to mirror, arms and wiper cowl gloss black like these.

 

[AZMikeL]

Ford mirrors are pretty bad-ass. My 15 Superduty driver's mirror took a whack on the freeway from a van passing at 30+ mph faster than I was going in rush hour.

Sent it all the way forward of which is a position I'd never even seen. Since they were power folding mirrors, I folded them once and got some really strage clicking and grinding sounds out of it, but it came back to the normal unfolded position. Did it a 2nd time and all was fine (minus a small mark on the plastic). Was able to fix it by the time I got my phone and tried to snap a pic of the Van's plate.

 

[turbocc]

Is it just me ? Is the remote mirror switch upside down ? To make the mirror go up you push the switch down. To make the mirror go down you press the switch up. What ??

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