2005 Mirror - Driver Side dropping / lowering / angle change

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lcashmack

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Ram Year
2005
Engine
5.9L
Sometime over the last year my Driver Side Mirror is changing angles after parking, or leaving it sit. I come out and the mirror and has dropped and all I can see is the pavement. There is not enough travel using the electric adjust to bring it up high enough, i have to roll down the window and push on the mirror to bring the angle high enough. The motors do work, but something internally is failing. I have not dug into the workings of the mirrors and how they are driven, but I'm assuming plastic gears and a small work gear, maybe missing teeth?? Additionally this mirror also seems to have lost whatever it uses to lock in into position after folding back by hand. a strong enough wind will fold it in slightly.
 

Smokeybear01

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2005
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Cummins 5.9
Sounds like it's time to hit a junkyard. I got one out of a yard 7-10 years ago and no problems. I might have got lucky.
 
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