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  • Bike Helmet Mirror Mount Tightening

    Almost exactly three years later, it’s time to tighten the helmet mirror mount screws:

    Helmet mirror mount - bottom view - setscrew
    Helmet mirror mount – bottom view – setscrew

    That’s a 0.035 inch = 35 mil hex wrench, of which Eks reminds me “Any time your design requires a tiny [obscene gerund] wrench, you’re doing it wrong”.

    The sequence goes like this:

    • Loosen that tiny setscrew
    • Unscrew & remove the mirror boom
    • Remove brass screw & azimuth pivot
    • Tighten screw in elevation pivot
    • Tighten tiny setscrew on elevation arc
    • Reinstall & tighten azimuth pivot
    • Reinstall mirror boom
    • Tighten tiny setscrew

    Going strong after seven years!