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TSB 08-30-99

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19.   Install the new plunger (supplied in Outside Power Mirror Mounting Kit - see Parts Required section) into the new mounting bracket assembly (Figure 8).

20.   Position the mirror support arm into the new mounting bracket assembly making sure that the detent plunger is aligned with the slot in the support arm and friction sleeve (Figure 9).

21. In addition, the mirror pivot stop must be positioned properly in the groove provided on the mirror support arm (Figure 10) when assembling the pivot arm to the mounting bracket.

22.   Position the new clamp over the mirror support arm and align the holes in the clamp to the mounting bracket.

NOTE: STEPS 23 AND 24 ARE CRITICAL FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE MIRROR PIVOT ARM AND DETENT ASSEMBLY.

23.   Install the four new mounting bracket clamp attachment screws taking care to tighten the screws alternately while maintaining an even gap that is about the thickness of a penny, all the way around the clamp. To ensure that gap is even, slide the penny into the gap and adjust the clearance until the penny has a slight amount of resistance when the penny is removed from the gap (Figure 11).

24. With the penny removed, tighten the attachment screws further using the following tightening sequence:

• Tighten the screws to 6.2 N*m (55 in. lbs.) evenly in a crisscross pattern.
• Tighten the screws to 6.8 N*m (60 in. lbs.) evenly in a crisscross pattern

NOTE: THE CLAMP SHOULD NOT BOTTOM AGAINST THE MOUNTING BRACKET. A 0.250 - 0.510 MM (0.010 - 0.020 IN.) GAP BETWEEN THE CLAMP AND MOUNTING BRACKET IS NORMAL AND WILL PERMIT THE CLAMP TO APPLY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FORCE ON THE SUPPORT ARM.

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