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How to repair the mirror of a Smart Fortwo

Model: Smart Smart 451 - Years 2007-2015
Part: Side mirror

When the rear-view mirrors of the Smart fortwo tour "dance" it means that a cotter pin has been removed inside. It is a demanding job but it can be done: the mirror must be completely disassembled and the video shows you step by step how to do it, including how to remove the mirror glass (a very delicate operation) until we are in hand with the piece damaged and that we need to find a way to repair. We take this opportunity to repaint the mirror shell in order to make it prettier. But let's go back to our part to be repaired: We have to beat the toothed washer until it is flattened again so that the teeth can also fit into the groove. Groove that we are going to make deeper than half a millimeter. To reinsert the washer in the groove, you need a bench vice; only in this way will the mirror regain its functionality. We reassemble all the components following the accurate description of the video: naturally you will have taken advantage of the opportunity to thoroughly clean all the components, so that they are practically new again. If we now try the mirror manually we notice that it doesn't dance anymore, and it takes a nice shot highlighting the opening. You can refit the mirror on the car.

Posted on 11 May 2022 by ScegliAuto

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