Hey guys. I have a mirror on my gs that has a typical ball and socket join connecting the mirror to the stem.

I accidentally put a little much oil in the ball joint and now its way too lubricated. Basically the mirror doesn't hold a position it just flops around when riding.

Any idea what I can do to get the oil out, or gum it up a bit so the mirror holds? I've tried copious amounts of crazy glue which surprsingly has no effect Thanks in advance!

Nothing a bit of welding won't fix 

Quote from: MrTeek on July 10, 2011, 04:32:19 PM
Hey guys. I have a mirror on my gs that has a typical ball and socket join connecting the mirror to the stem.

I accidentally put a little much oil in the ball joint and now its way too lubricated. Basically the mirror doesn't hold a position it just flops around when riding.

Any idea what I can do to get the oil out, or gum it up a bit so the mirror holds? I've tried copious amounts of crazy glue which surprsingly has no effect Thanks in advance!

Can you rinse out the oil with a liquid degreaser? Something that will evaporate afterwards. Acetone, kerosene or gasoline come to mind. Be careful not to let the chemical spill over onto the bike as it may damage paint etc.

Quote from: beRto on July 11, 2011, 04:36:44 AM
Can you rinse out the oil with a liquid degreaser? Something that will evaporate afterwards. Acetone, kerosene or gasoline come to mind. Be careful not to let the chemical spill over onto the bike as it may damage paint etc.

Hey thats a good idea, I'm going to try that out. Hopefully an acetone wash will take care of it

Quote from: beRto on July 11, 2011, 04:36:44 AM

Quote from: MrTeek on July 10, 2011, 04:32:19 PM
Hey guys. I have a mirror on my gs that has a typical ball and socket join connecting the mirror to the stem.

I accidentally put a little much oil in the ball joint and now its way too lubricated. Basically the mirror doesn't hold a position it just flops around when riding.

Any idea what I can do to get the oil out, or gum it up a bit so the mirror holds? I've tried copious amounts of crazy glue which surprsingly has no effect Thanks in advance!

Can you rinse out the oil with a liquid degreaser? Something that will evaporate afterwards. Acetone, kerosene or gasoline come to mind. Be careful not to let the chemical spill over onto the bike as it may damage paint etc.

aye thisdoes work. or brake cleaner. just remove mirror assy. to solve the chance of damaging paint

Ok the acetone wash did the trick! Thanks everyone for your help

I broke my mirror once ever since them I had to keep my visor down from then on.