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Help - Mirror mount on Gen 3.6 front subframe broken
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<blockquote data-quote="SacramentoMike" data-source="post: 1430770" data-attributes="member: 11508"><p>Removing, mailing, waiting, and re-installing the damn thing (called a "stay" I think) would work, but it's the removal and re-installation that's about 99 percent of the agony. The new stay is cheap enough--probably not much more than the postage two ways IIRC. I've ranted here about this auto-breaking piece of crap part a couple of times. </p><p></p><p>Big John, I think, posted some pics of the repair he made on his, and I also did the same, but as mcatrophy said, both breaks occurred in different places. Gluing did not, and could not have worked where mine snapped (JB or anything else). We both used a similar approach, just kind of made a splint or support bracket of bent metal spanning the break and drilled screw holes on both sides to secure it. Mine was in such an awkward place it was very hard to line everything up, or get all the parts in place right. It was <em>close</em>, but didn't really line up right. I did try to fill in the gap with JB and crossed my fingers. And it worked somewhat. The glue did not hold, not surprisingly. The break was just end-to-end at a very narrow spot; might have been better if I'd had more surface to work with, or a couple angles coming together somehow. The mirror wobbled a bit, but the repair held for at least a year or more till I sold the bike. Best part was I only had to remove enough fairing to access the break.</p><p></p><p>If you can find the pics John and I posted it would give you an idea if that would work for you. I couldn't face taking the whole nose apart (including all the extra wiring for my Clearwater Lights and all the controls inside there) so that was the best approach for me to try. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>(I just found a long YouTube vid that might help--dunno, but it at least seems to show what a PITA removing this thing would be. Search "How to Fix a Broken Mirror: FJR 1300 Front Stay/Subframe Replacement")</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SacramentoMike, post: 1430770, member: 11508"] Removing, mailing, waiting, and re-installing the damn thing (called a "stay" I think) would work, but it's the removal and re-installation that's about 99 percent of the agony. The new stay is cheap enough--probably not much more than the postage two ways IIRC. I've ranted here about this auto-breaking piece of crap part a couple of times. Big John, I think, posted some pics of the repair he made on his, and I also did the same, but as mcatrophy said, both breaks occurred in different places. Gluing did not, and could not have worked where mine snapped (JB or anything else). We both used a similar approach, just kind of made a splint or support bracket of bent metal spanning the break and drilled screw holes on both sides to secure it. Mine was in such an awkward place it was very hard to line everything up, or get all the parts in place right. It was [I]close[/I], but didn't really line up right. I did try to fill in the gap with JB and crossed my fingers. And it worked somewhat. The glue did not hold, not surprisingly. The break was just end-to-end at a very narrow spot; might have been better if I'd had more surface to work with, or a couple angles coming together somehow. The mirror wobbled a bit, but the repair held for at least a year or more till I sold the bike. Best part was I only had to remove enough fairing to access the break. If you can find the pics John and I posted it would give you an idea if that would work for you. I couldn't face taking the whole nose apart (including all the extra wiring for my Clearwater Lights and all the controls inside there) so that was the best approach for me to try. Good luck. (I just found a long YouTube vid that might help--dunno, but it at least seems to show what a PITA removing this thing would be. Search "How to Fix a Broken Mirror: FJR 1300 Front Stay/Subframe Replacement") [/QUOTE]
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