Re: '86 CGT power mirrors

["Alan Kramer" <ackramer@hotmail.com>]

Removing the mirror glass on the CGT is simple.  There's a small hole in 
the center on the bottom of the mirror case.  Push the mirror glass 
around so you can see a white piece of plastic with a slot in it through 
the hole.  The white plastic is a round clip with a slotted outer edge 
that attaches the mirror to the case.  By sticking a screwdriver in the 
slot and pushing the plastic toward the right 2 or 3 times (this rotates 
the white clip counterclockwise), the mirror glass should fall right 
off.  I think this procedure is also shown in Bentley.  

HTH,
Alan

'81 4k/4E 300k+ mi.
'83 CGT 180k mi.


>Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:02:31 +0100
>To: "Englert, Rick" <RickE@triadperform.com>,
>        "'quattro@coimbra.ans.net'" <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>
>Subject: Re: '86 CGT power mirrors
>
>At 16:31 98-12-29 -0500, Englert, Rick wrote:
>
>>  I've checked the archives on this but can't find an answer there.  
The
>>power mirrors on both sides of the car work, but only L/R, not U/D.  
What I
>>mean by that is when you move the joystick L/R the mirror moves L/R 
and when
>>you move the joystick U/D, the mirror moves L/R.  Is this an 
electrical or
>>mechanical problem?  Where should I start looking?
>
>It can be either mechanical or electrical. The mirror is moved by a 
single
>electrical motor and an electromagnetic clutch decides if it moves L/R 
or
>U/D. Default movement is L/R, so in your case either the clutch doesn't 
get
>any power or there's a mechanical failure (like stripped gears). I 
suggest
>that you remove the mirror glass (sorry, don't know the procedure on 
CGT),
>which will expose the mirror mechanism. Check if the clutch gets power 
when
>you move the joystick U/D, if it does then look for mechanical damage, 
if
>it doesn't then there's a problem in the wiring.
>
>Aleksander Mierzwa
>Warsaw, Poland
>mailto:alex@matrix.pl
>87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
>88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
>91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)
>


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