I have a '83 300D with the electric passenger side-view mirror. The mirror has stopped working. Though I did a Google Groups search, I didn't find anyone writing about this. When I play with the mirror joy stick I can hear the mirror motor moving and there is minute movement of the mirror, but the motor seems to bind and stop all movement. I'd guess a dying motor except this problem came on suddenly: one day it worked perfectly, one day it didn't. Is there an easy way to get inside this thing? I'm hoping it's just an accumulation of crud inside the workings and can be WD-40ed back into functionality. Can someone tell me how to get inside this thing without damaging it? Too bad I don't have the factory manuals that would have this info, rather than the ones that came with the car that have just about everything else...Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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19 years ago