Loose sun visor swivel

[slim724]

Is there a way to tighten the swivel of the sun visor? I've tried tightening the 3 screws on the plastic swivel base to no effect. The first 1/4 turn is adequate, then it gets pretty loose after that, it's smacked me in the head on occasion and on some right turns it swings out the drivers side window, I've lost my garage door opener more than once. Fixing this small annoyance would be a huge pleasure to me

[Munken]

If you unscrew the three screws and take down the sun visor, I think there is a screw that tighten a spring. And that spring tighten the sun visor.

[slim724]

Well, there is no adjusting screw on my visor that I could find, just a washer as the base, then the spring around the shaft, and the end of the shaft is flanged to retain the spring, I don't see any way to adjust anything. Maybe if I cut off the end of the shaft and re-flange it lower but I don't think the spring would compress enough, I think you would have to change the spring, which would be really tough to match to the application. Looks like I'll be looking for a new visor next time I'm at the JY

[Munken]

You're right, there were no screw. I probably mixed it up with another car model. It looks like this in my Astro 89 LT.

[RECox286]

Your best bet for your visor is to replace with a good used assy from the JY. Cheap and easy.

Bob

[slim724]

I was thinking of maybe compressing the spring a bit, and drilling through the shaft, and using a small cotter type pin to retain the spring lower, since good sunvisors at the JY are real hard to come by around here

[94 Van Guy]

Maybe you could use a coat hanger and start where there is enough room and with some pliers, coax the wire between the spring and the flange. If not you could try some solid copper wire # 12 or 14 Gage. It may bend and conform better but would wear quicker.

Good luck with your repair

[Munken]

Or just take a hammer and hit the flange so it go down deeper.

[slim724]

Coat hanger trick might work, thought about hammering it, but it would be hard not to damage the painted shaft at the first bend. I'll update after I figure out what to do

[icebrrg3rd]

How about take a washer, notch it so it can slip on past the shaft (look like a letter "C"), wedge it under the existing washer, then slightly crush it so it wont slip back off (make the opening of the "C" smaller, closer together). That'd compress the spring more and maybe give it more holding strength so it won't swing wildly around.

-Andrew

[slim724]

How about take a washer, notch it so it can slip on past the shaft (look like a letter "C"), wedge it under the existing washer, then slightly crush it so it wont slip back off (make the opening of the "C" smaller, closer together). That'd compress the spring more and maybe give it more holding strength so it won't swing wildly around.

-Andrew

That was my first thought on a fix but I think the width of the shaft is too close in size to the diameter of the washer so there would be too big a notch be very effective, I'll have a look again when I take it off

[slim724]

Maybe you could use a coat hanger and start where there is enough room and with some pliers, coax the wire between the spring and the flange. If not you could try some solid copper wire # 12 or 14 Gage. It may bend and conform better but would wear quicker.

Good luck with your repair

I thought I'd update, since I had the headliner down today, I finally got around to fixing this, Thanks 94vanguy, I took your advice and twisied a thick coathanger wire between the spring coils, visor is much better now

[94 Van Guy]

I glad I could help. Thanks for letting us know how things worked out.

Keith