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<p>[QUOTE="hickoryjim, post: 202485, member: 3779"]Hi verybrad </p><p><br /></p><p>thanks for the quick answer and info . I miss spoke when i said i removed the screws - its was he thumb screws i removed . Your answer suggests i wrap something around the metal shaft - not sure how to get at that as it would need to be inside the assemblage where the thumb screw used to tighten down to . </p><p><br /></p><p>My other thought was to simply put a small weight at the bottom on the back of the mirror to let gravity force it to stay down if i couldn't actually fix it - hope that is not blasphemy on this site lol I am a fan of playing golf with hickory shafted clubs from the pre 1930's era and adjusting the swing weight with little lead tape is a common practise - and necessity - to make them playable . </p><p><br /></p><p>I would rather fix the problem with the mirror though . To remove the shaft do i need to remove the entire assemblage ? The back of the mirror has a wooden back that looks like it can be removed with just one screw - at the bottom . Any chance the shaft pops out from there ? thanks , Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hickoryjim, post: 202485, member: 3779"]Hi verybrad thanks for the quick answer and info . I miss spoke when i said i removed the screws - its was he thumb screws i removed . Your answer suggests i wrap something around the metal shaft - not sure how to get at that as it would need to be inside the assemblage where the thumb screw used to tighten down to . My other thought was to simply put a small weight at the bottom on the back of the mirror to let gravity force it to stay down if i couldn't actually fix it - hope that is not blasphemy on this site lol I am a fan of playing golf with hickory shafted clubs from the pre 1930's era and adjusting the swing weight with little lead tape is a common practise - and necessity - to make them playable . I would rather fix the problem with the mirror though . To remove the shaft do i need to remove the entire assemblage ? The back of the mirror has a wooden back that looks like it can be removed with just one screw - at the bottom . Any chance the shaft pops out from there ? thanks , Jim[/QUOTE]
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