mirror questions

Try putting a drop of Blue Locktite on the ball, then adjust the mirrors to their ideal position and let set so the Loctite can set-up or dry. This should hold them.

The mirrors on my Cutlass were very tight and difficult to adjust and I made the mistake of spraying the balls with some WD40 and working the mirrors, after which they would not hold their position. I first tried spraying some brake cleaner in the ball (carefully covered the car to protect the paint) to clean out the lubricant, then sprinkled some fine dirt/dust on the ball and tried to work that back into the mirror so things wouldn't be so loose. Blue Loctite was the only thing that held the mirror.

try using an 'automatic' center punch on the ball to raise some dimples to tighten the clearance ; rotate mirror to its extremes when making the dimples. may take a few.../ also will be able to still move it.

Thanks for the info on my mirrors. Fred