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      08-30-2016, 04:04 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by mkov608 View Post
Thank you for the post! The problem with my driver's side mirror is that it would only rotate about 5 degrees when your pressed the button. So, I took everything apart, and that was easy! What I found was the white lithium grease lost a lot of the base lubricant (dried out). That combined with all of the dirt was too much for the motor. I cleaned it all up and sprayed some CRC 6-56 in the mechanism, and it works like new. The dealer wanted to replace my mirror assembly.[IMG][/IMG]
Glad this helped and saved you some money replacing something that didn't need to be.... oh and your 6-56 mechanism fix a nice addition to this thread
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